Eið-stafr
Old Norse Dictionary - eið-stafr
Meaning of Old Norse word "eið-stafr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- eið-stafr
- m. the form or wording of an oath; sverja með þessum eiðstaf, Gþl. 7, Fms. vi. 53, viii. 150, x. 418.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛁᚦ-ᛋᛏᛅᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)