Kvein-stafir
Old Norse Dictionary - kvein-stafir
Meaning of Old Norse word "kvein-stafir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kvein-stafir
- m. pl. wailings, lamentations, Al. 154.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᛁᚾ-ᛋᛏᛅᚠᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)