"spjall" meaning in Old Norse

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspjɑlː/ (note: 12th century Icelandic)
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *spellą (“news, message, tale”). Cognate with Old English spell, Old Saxon spel, Old High German spel, Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻 (spill). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spel- (“to tell”). Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*spellą||news, message, tale}} Proto-Germanic *spellą (“news, message, tale”), {{cog|ang|spell}} Old English spell, {{cog|osx|spel}} Old Saxon spel, {{cog|goh|spel}} Old High German spel, {{cog|got|𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻}} Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻 (spill), {{cog|ine-pro|*spel-||to tell}} Proto-Indo-European *spel- (“to tell”) Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=n|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} spjall n, {{non-noun|n|spjalls|spjǫll}} spjall n (genitive spjalls, plural spjǫll) Inflection templates: {{non-decl-n-a|spjall|spjǫll}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=spjǫllin|api=spjǫll|asd=spjallit|asi=spjall|dpd=spjǫllunum|dpi=spjǫllum|dsd=spjallinu|dsi=spjalli|g=neuter|gpd=spjallanna|gpi=spjalla|gsd=spjallsins|gsi=spjalls|notes=|npd=spjǫllin|npi=spjǫll|nsd=spjallit|nsi=spjall|stem=strong a-stem|title=spjall}}, {{non-decl-cell|spjall|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|spjallit|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|spjǫll|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|spjǫllin|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|spjall|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|spjallit|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|spjǫll|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|spjǫllin|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|spjalli|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|spjallinu|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|spjǫllum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|spjǫllunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|spjalls|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|spjallsins|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|spjalla|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|spjallanna|gpd}} Forms: spjalls [genitive], spjǫll [plural], strong [table-tags], spjall [indefinite, nominative, singular], spjallit [definite, nominative, singular], spjǫll [indefinite, nominative, plural], spjǫllin [definite, nominative, plural], spjall [accusative, indefinite, singular], spjallit [accusative, definite, singular], spjǫll [accusative, indefinite, plural], spjǫllin [accusative, definite, plural], spjalli [dative, indefinite, singular], spjallinu [dative, definite, singular], spjǫllum [dative, indefinite, plural], spjǫllunum [dative, definite, plural], spjalls [genitive, indefinite, singular], spjallsins [definite, genitive, singular], spjalla [genitive, indefinite, plural], spjallanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. saying, tale Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-spjall-non-noun-kl15WhSi
  2. (poetic, especially in the plural) words, tales, tidings Tags: especially, in-plural, neuter, poetic
    Sense id: en-spjall-non-noun-cTLSivTF Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 40 8 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: andspjall (english: answer), féspjǫll (english: 'fee-spells'), spjalla (english: to talk), spjalli (english: friend), spjallr [colloquial], guðspjall (english: gospel), móðug spjǫll (english: lamentations), ný spjǫll (english: news)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "answer",
      "word": "andspjall"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "'fee-spells'",
      "word": "féspjǫll"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to talk",
      "word": "spjalla"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "friend",
      "word": "spjalli"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "spjallr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "gospel",
      "word": "guðspjall"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "lamentations",
      "word": "móðug spjǫll"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "news",
      "word": "ný spjǫll"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "spjall",
            "g": "n"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: spjall n",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: spjall n"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "spiäl"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: spiäl",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: spiäl"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "spjäll"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: spjäll",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: spjäll"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*spellą",
        "4": "",
        "5": "news, message, tale"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *spellą (“news, message, tale”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "spell"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English spell",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "spel"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon spel",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "spel"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German spel",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻 (spill)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*spel-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to tell"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *spel- (“to tell”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *spellą (“news, message, tale”). Cognate with Old English spell, Old Saxon spel, Old High German spel, Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻 (spill). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spel- (“to tell”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spjalls",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjǫll",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-n-a",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjall",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjallit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjǫll",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjǫllin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjall",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjallit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjǫll",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjǫllin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjalli",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjallinu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjǫllum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjǫllunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjalls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjallsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjalla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjallanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "spjall n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "spjalls",
        "3": "spjǫll"
      },
      "expansion": "spjall n (genitive spjalls, plural spjǫll)",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjall",
        "2": "spjǫll"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-n-a"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "spjǫllin",
        "api": "spjǫll",
        "asd": "spjallit",
        "asi": "spjall",
        "dpd": "spjǫllunum",
        "dpi": "spjǫllum",
        "dsd": "spjallinu",
        "dsi": "spjalli",
        "g": "neuter",
        "gpd": "spjallanna",
        "gpi": "spjalla",
        "gsd": "spjallsins",
        "gsi": "spjalls",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "spjǫllin",
        "npi": "spjǫll",
        "nsd": "spjallit",
        "nsi": "spjall",
        "stem": "strong a-stem",
        "title": "spjall"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-full"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjall",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjallit",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjǫll",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjǫllin",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjall",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjallit",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjǫll",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjǫllin",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjalli",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjallinu",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjǫllum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjǫllunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjalls",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjallsins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjalla",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjallanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[…] and has so many things to tell; […]",
          "ref": "Skáld-Helga Rímur: fjorda rima, verse 10, line 2, in 1838, Grønlands Historiske Mindesmærker, Volume II. Copenhagen, page 147",
          "text": "[…] ok hefr svá margt í spjalli; […]"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "saying, tale"
      ],
      "id": "en-spjall-non-noun-kl15WhSi",
      "links": [
        [
          "saying",
          "saying"
        ],
        [
          "tale",
          "tale"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "40 8 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[…] old tales of men / the first I remember.",
          "ref": "Vǫluspá, verse 1, lines 7-8, in 1860, T. Möbius, Edda Sæmundar hins fróða: mit einem Anhang zum Theil bisher ungedruckter Gedichte. Leipzig, page 1",
          "text": "[…] forn spjöll fíra, / þau er fremst um man."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "words, tales, tidings"
      ],
      "id": "en-spjall-non-noun-cTLSivTF",
      "links": [
        [
          "words",
          "words"
        ],
        [
          "tales",
          "tales"
        ],
        [
          "tidings",
          "tidings"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic, especially in the plural) words, tales, tidings"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "especially",
        "in-plural",
        "neuter",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspjɑlː/",
      "note": "12th century Icelandic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spjall"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Norse lemmas",
    "Old Norse neuter a-stem nouns",
    "Old Norse neuter nouns",
    "Old Norse nouns",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "answer",
      "word": "andspjall"
    },
    {
      "english": "'fee-spells'",
      "word": "féspjǫll"
    },
    {
      "english": "to talk",
      "word": "spjalla"
    },
    {
      "english": "friend",
      "word": "spjalli"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "spjallr"
    },
    {
      "english": "gospel",
      "word": "guðspjall"
    },
    {
      "english": "lamentations",
      "word": "móðug spjǫll"
    },
    {
      "english": "news",
      "word": "ný spjǫll"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "spjall",
            "g": "n"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: spjall n",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: spjall n"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "spiäl"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: spiäl",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: spiäl"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "spjäll"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: spjäll",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: spjäll"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*spellą",
        "4": "",
        "5": "news, message, tale"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *spellą (“news, message, tale”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "spell"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English spell",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "spel"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon spel",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "spel"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German spel",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻 (spill)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*spel-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to tell"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *spel- (“to tell”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *spellą (“news, message, tale”). Cognate with Old English spell, Old Saxon spel, Old High German spel, Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻 (spill). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spel- (“to tell”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spjalls",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjǫll",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-n-a",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjall",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjallit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjǫll",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjǫllin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjall",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjallit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjǫll",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjǫllin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjalli",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjallinu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjǫllum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjǫllunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjalls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjallsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjalla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spjallanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "spjall n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "spjalls",
        "3": "spjǫll"
      },
      "expansion": "spjall n (genitive spjalls, plural spjǫll)",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjall",
        "2": "spjǫll"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-n-a"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "spjǫllin",
        "api": "spjǫll",
        "asd": "spjallit",
        "asi": "spjall",
        "dpd": "spjǫllunum",
        "dpi": "spjǫllum",
        "dsd": "spjallinu",
        "dsi": "spjalli",
        "g": "neuter",
        "gpd": "spjallanna",
        "gpi": "spjalla",
        "gsd": "spjallsins",
        "gsi": "spjalls",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "spjǫllin",
        "npi": "spjǫll",
        "nsd": "spjallit",
        "nsi": "spjall",
        "stem": "strong a-stem",
        "title": "spjall"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-full"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjall",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjallit",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjǫll",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjǫllin",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjall",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjallit",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjǫll",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjǫllin",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjalli",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjallinu",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjǫllum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjǫllunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjalls",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjallsins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjalla",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spjallanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[…] and has so many things to tell; […]",
          "ref": "Skáld-Helga Rímur: fjorda rima, verse 10, line 2, in 1838, Grønlands Historiske Mindesmærker, Volume II. Copenhagen, page 147",
          "text": "[…] ok hefr svá margt í spjalli; […]"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "saying, tale"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "saying",
          "saying"
        ],
        [
          "tale",
          "tale"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[…] old tales of men / the first I remember.",
          "ref": "Vǫluspá, verse 1, lines 7-8, in 1860, T. Möbius, Edda Sæmundar hins fróða: mit einem Anhang zum Theil bisher ungedruckter Gedichte. Leipzig, page 1",
          "text": "[…] forn spjöll fíra, / þau er fremst um man."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "words, tales, tidings"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "words",
          "words"
        ],
        [
          "tales",
          "tales"
        ],
        [
          "tidings",
          "tidings"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic, especially in the plural) words, tales, tidings"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "especially",
        "in-plural",
        "neuter",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspjɑlː/",
      "note": "12th century Icelandic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spjall"
}

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