Skut-stafn
Old Norse Dictionary - skut-stafn
Meaning of Old Norse word "skut-stafn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skut-stafn
- (-stamn), m. the ‘tail-stem,’ the stern, FmS. ii. 71, vii. 256, x. 348, xi. 110, Ld. 76, MS. 656 C. 22, n. G. L. i. 203, ii. 283; opp. to framstafn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᛏ-ᛋᛏᛅᚠᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- opp.
- opposed.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)