Járn-stafr
Old Norse Dictionary - járn-stafr
Meaning of Old Norse word "járn-stafr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- járn-stafr
- m. an iron staff, Nj. 211, Hkr. i. 229, Landn. (in a verse),
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅᚱᚾ-ᛋᛏᛅᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)