Brodd-stöng
Old Norse Dictionary - brodd-stöng
Meaning of Old Norse word "brodd-stöng" (or brodd-stǫng)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- brodd-stöng (brodd-stǫng)
- f. a (mountaineer’s) pole with an iron spike, Valla L. 212.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, brodd-stöng may be more accurately written as brodd-stǫng.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᚢᛏᛏ-ᛋᛏᚢᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Valla L.
- Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)