spjot

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

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
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