sifjum spilla

Old Norse

Verb

sifjum spilla

  1. (poetic) To betray a clan member
    • (Can we date this quote?) Völuspá‎, published December 6, 2011, passage 45:
      Bræður munu berjast
      og að bönum verðast,
      munu systrungar
      sifjum spilla;
      Brothers shall fight
      and fell each other,
      And sisters' sons
      shall kinship stain;

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