spóla

See also: spola

Icelandic

Noun

spóla f (genitive singular spólu, nominative plural spólur)

1. a videotape

   Synonyms: myndbandsspóla, vídeóspóla

   Eigum við að leigja spólu?

   Wanna rent a video?

2. a spool (a cylinder around which thread, wire or cable is wound)

   Synonym: kefli

Verb

spóla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative spólaði, supine spólað)

1. (intransitive, generally of wheeled vehicles) to spin without resistance

Derived terms

• spóla af (unspool)