Há-stafir
Old Norse Dictionary - há-stafir
Meaning of Old Norse word "há-stafir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- há-stafir
- m. pl., in the phrase, gráta, hljóða … hástöfum, to weep, cry aloud, Nj. 27, Stj. 421, Grett. 171 new Ed.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅ-ᛋᛏᛅᚠᛁᚱ
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:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)