Stafn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - stafn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "stafn" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

stafn Old Icelandic word can mean:

stafn
(-s, -ar), m.
stafn
1) the stem of a ship, esp. the prow; ~a á meðal, með stöfnum, from stem to stern; hafa e-t fyrir ~i, to be engaged in a work; berjast um ~a, to fight stem to stem; deila um s. við e-n, to have a hard struggle with one;
stafn
2) gable-end (of a building).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᚠᚾ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
e-t
eitthvat.
esp.
especially.

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