spjot

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• spjut
• spyd (< Bokmål/Danish)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spjuːt/

Noun

spjot n (definite singular spjotet, indefinite plural spjot, definite plural spjoti)

1. (weaponry) a spear; (pre-1938) alternative form of spjut
   1. (athletics) a javelin
   2. (food) a skewer

Derived terms

• spjotkast

References

• “spjot” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring