Mittum-stangi

Old Norse Dictionary - mittum-stangi

Meaning of Old Norse word "mittum-stangi"

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

mittum-stangi
a corruption from the Germ. ‘mit dem stange’ = ‘he with the pole,’ a nickname, which the Norse interpreter did not understand, and took to be a name, Þiðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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