STAURR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

STAURR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 STAURR

m. [Gr. σταυρός], a pale, stake; vóru settir stórir staurar yfir dikin, Eg. 529: skjóta staurum. Fms. vii. 190; höfuð á staurnum, on the stake, xi. 376: trés eða staurs, Pr. 472; staurs-högg, Gþl. 177, v. l., passim: a local name, Hkr. i. 295. staura-garðr, m. a paling, Fas. iii. 280, Mar. 1198.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᛅᚢᚱᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Gr.: Greek.
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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