Stefja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

að, to prevent; stefja manntjón, Fms. x. 418.

II. to address with a stave or stanza; þá stefjaði trollkona á hann ok spurði hverr þar fór (then follows the ditty), Edda 95.

ᛋᛏᛁᚠᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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"Fornjóts synir eru á landi komnir"