Almanna-stofa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Almanna-stofa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 almanna-stofa

u, f. the common hall, a large room in the Icel. dwellings of the 12th and 13th centuries; opp. to litla stofa, Sturl. ii. 153, iii. 194, 198; it seems to be identical with skáli.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᛚᛘᛅᚾᚾᛅ-ᛋᛏᚢᚠᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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