Hel-stafir
Old Norse Dictionary - hel-stafir
Meaning of Old Norse word "hel-stafir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hel-stafir
- m. pl., poët. baneful characters, Hkv. Hjörv.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛚ-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.
- poët.
- poetically.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Hkv. Hjörv.
- Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)