Dyri-stafr
Old Norse Dictionary - dyri-stafr
Meaning of Old Norse word "dyri-stafr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- dyri-stafr
- (mod. dyru-), m. a door-post, Stj. 279. Exod. xii. 7, Sd. 153, Grett. 121, Ver. 21, Sturl. ii. 49.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚱᛁ-ᛋᛏᛅᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Sd.
- Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)