Definitions
Definitions
1 stanz
n. [akin to staðsa (q. v.), ðs = nz]:—a standstill, hesitation; honum verðr stanz at svara, Sturl. i. 18: amazement, e-n rekr í stanz, (mod.)
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
stanz
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "stanz" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).