Fiski-stöð
Old Norse Dictionary - fiski-stöð
Meaning of Old Norse word "fiski-stöð" (or fiski-stǫð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fiski-stöð (fiski-stǫð)
- f. a fishing-place, N. G. L. i. 257.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fiski-stöð may be more accurately written as fiski-stǫð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛋᚴᛁ-ᛋᛏᚢᚦ
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:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)