Hólm-stefna
Old Norse Dictionary - hólm-stefna
Meaning of Old Norse word "hólm-stefna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hólm-stefna
- u, f. a meeting (duel) on a holm, Eg. 485, 490, Fas. i. 419.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛚᛘ-ᛋᛏᛁᚠᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)