spjót

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse spjót, from Proto-Germanic *speutą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [spjɔut]

Noun

spjót n (genitive singular spjóts, plural spjót)

1. spear, lance

Declension

n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spjót	spjótið	spjót	spjótini
accusative	spjót	spjótið	spjót	spjótini
dative	spjóti	spjótinum	spjótum	spjótunum
genitive	spjóts	spjótsins	spjóta	spjótanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse spjót, from Proto-Germanic *speutą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spjouːt/

  Rhymes: -ouːt

Noun

spjót n (genitive singular spjóts, nominative plural spjót)

1. spear, javelin

Declension

Declension of spjót (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spjót	spjótið	spjót	spjótin
accusative	spjót	spjótið	spjót	spjótin
dative	spjóti	spjótinu	spjótum	spjótunum
genitive	spjóts	spjótsins	spjóta	spjótanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ (*speuta), from Proto-Germanic *speutą.

Noun

spjót n (genitive spjóts, plural spjót)

1. spear, lance

Declension

Declension of spjót (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spjót	spjótit	spjót	spjótin
accusative	spjót	spjótit	spjót	spjótin
dative	spjóti	spjótinu	spjótum	spjótunum
genitive	spjóts	spjótsins	spjóta	spjótanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: spjót
• Faroese: spjót
• Norwegian Nynorsk: spjot
• Old Swedish: spiūt
  • Swedish: spjut
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: spjut
• Old Danish: spiūt
  • Danish: spyd
    • Norwegian Bokmål: spyd
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: spyd

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “spjót”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive