Sól-staða

Old Norse Dictionary - sól-staða

Meaning of Old Norse word "sól-staða"

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

sól-staða
u, f. a solstice, 415. 10, Rb. 470: usually in plur. sólstöður, nú líðr fram at sólstöðum, Grett. 145 (Cod. Ups.)

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

Abbreviations used:

Cod.
Codex.
f.
feminine.
plur.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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