Kaup-staðr
Old Norse Dictionary - kaup-staðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kaup-staðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kaup-staðr
- m. a market town, a town, Ísl. ii. 232, Eg. 119, 241, Fms. ii. 27, vi. 440, vii. 235, Fær. 5.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚢᛒ-ᛋᛏᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)