Stofna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - stofna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "stofna" in English.

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

stofna
(að), v. to establish, found (s. mustari); s. heit, to make a vow; s. hestaping, to arrange (get up) a public horse-fight; s. ráð, ráðagerð, ætlan, to form a plan; s. kaup, kaupmála, to strike a bargain; S. kvað hann víst verr launa vistina en ~t var, worse than was intended.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚠᚾᛅ

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