Fjöru-stúfr

Old Norse Dictionary - fjöru-stúfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjöru-stúfr" (or fjǫru-stúfr)

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

fjöru-stúfr (fjǫru-stúfr)
m. a piece of strand or strand right belonging to a farm, Dipl. iii. 11.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjöru-stúfr may be more accurately written as fjǫru-stúfr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
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