Horn-ístöð

Meaning of Old Norse word "horn-ístöð" (or horn-ístǫð)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

horn-ístöð (horn-ístǫð)

n. pl. horn stirrups.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, horn-ístöð may be more accurately written as horn-ístǫð.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚱᚾ-ᛁᛋᛏᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements