Háls-stefni
Old Norse Dictionary - háls-stefni
Meaning of Old Norse word "háls-stefni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word háls-stefni can mean:háls-stefni
- háls-stefni
- n. the throat; hann lagði í hálsstefni framan fyrir hóstinn, Finnb. 314.
- háls-stefni
- n., naut. term, the prow, Edda (Gl.): metaph., Finnb. 314.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛚᛋ-ᛋᛏᛁᚠᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- naut.
- nautical.
Works & Authors cited:
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)