Definitions
Definitions
1 stafa
að, [A. S. stafjan], to make staves; in the phrase, þat stafar í sjóinn, of a dead calm sea under sunshine.
2 stafa
2. to put letters together; stafaðr við annan raddar-staf, … á hverja leið stafi skuli saman stafa, Skálda 164.
3 stafa
3. stafa fyrir, to rule; hvergi er hann stafar fyrir. howsoever he ordains, rules, Grág. ii. 249; skyldi þeir s. fyrir þeim slíkt er þeir vildi, to dispose of them as they pleased, Ó. H. 151; s. e-m dauða, to pass sentence of death on; sýnisk oss þessum manni harðr dauði stafaðr, Fms. ii. 173; s. e-m eið, to dictate an oath to another, Sturl. iii. 3.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
stafa
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "stafa" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).