Stafr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - stafrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "stafr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
stafr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- stafr
- (-s, -ir), m.
- stafr
- 1) staff, post in a building, = uppstöðutré;
- stafr
- 2) stave of a cask;
- stafr
- 3) staff, stick (ganga við staf);
- stafr
- 4) written letter, stave;
- stafr
- 5) pl. stafir, lore, wisdom (fornir stafir).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᚠᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
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