Kertis-stafr

Old Norse Dictionary - kertis-stafr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kertis-stafr"

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

kertis-stafr
m. a ‘candle-staff,’ candlestick, Bs. i. 316.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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