Horn-stafr
Old Norse Dictionary - horn-stafr
Meaning of Old Norse word "horn-stafr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- horn-stafr
- m. a corner pillar in a building, Sturl. iii. 279, Landn. 42, Ld. 326, Hom. 95.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚱᚾ-ᛋᛏᛅᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)