Griða-staðr
Old Norse Dictionary - griða-staðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "griða-staðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- griða-staðr
- m. a sanctuary, asylum, Edda 37, Gþl. 179, Fas. ii. 63.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᚦᛅ-ᛋᛏᛅᚦᚱ
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:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)