Stafa
Old Icelandic Dictionary - stafaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "stafa" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
stafa Old Icelandic word can mean:
- stafa
- (að), v.
- stafa
- 1) to put letters together;
- stafa
- 2) to assign, allot (sýnist oss þessum manni harðr dauði ~ðr); ~ e-m eið, to dictate an oath to another; s. fyrir e-m, to ordain (skyldu þeir s. fyrir þeim slíkt, er þeir vildi); s. fyrir fé sínu, to dispose of one’s goods.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᚠᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-m
- einhverjum.
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