Í-stað

Old Norse Dictionary - í-stað

Meaning of Old Norse word "í-stað"

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

í-stað
n., usually in pl. ístöð, a stirrup, Sks. 372, freq. in mod. usage, but stígreip (q. v.) is older, being of rope, whereas the ístöð are of metal.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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