Al-stýfingr
Old Norse Dictionary - al-stýfingr
Meaning of Old Norse word "al-stýfingr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- al-stýfingr
- m. an animal with close-cropped ears; he who marked sheep in this way was liable to the lesser outlawry, unless it were publicly announced in the lögrétta, Grág. i. 426.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚ-ᛋᛏᚢᚠᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)