Staðsa

Old Norse Dictionary - staðsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "staðsa"

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

staðsa
adj. indecl.; in the phrase, verða staðsa, to stop, hesitate; the word is a απ. λεγ. occurring in a verse on the fly-leaf of the Ub. of the Edda, cp. Dan. standse.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
decl.
declined.
indecl.
indeclinable.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ub.
Uppsala-bók. (C. I.)
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