Brand-stokkr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Brand-stokkr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 brand-stokkr

m. a dub. απ. λεγ. a high trunk of a tree in the middle of the hall of the mythical king Völsung, Fas. 1. 119; Vr. 142 reads botstokk.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚱᛅᚾᛏ-ᛋᛏᚢᚴᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

dub.
dubious.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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