Níð-stöng
Old Norse Dictionary - níð-stöng
Meaning of Old Norse word "níð-stöng" (or níð-stǫng)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- níð-stöng (níð-stǫng)
- f. a ‘nið-pole,’ see níð, Eg. 389, Grág. ii. 147.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, níð-stöng may be more accurately written as níð-stǫng.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚦ-ᛋᛏᚢᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)