Feikn-stafir

Old Norse Dictionary - feikn-stafir

Meaning of Old Norse word "feikn-stafir"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

feikn-stafir
m. pl. [A. S. fácen-stafas], banes, evils, Gm. 12, FaS. i. (in a verse): baleful runes, Sl. 60.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛁᚴᚾ-ᛋᛏᛅᚠᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Sl.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
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