Stafa
Old Norse Dictionary - stafa
Meaning of Old Norse word "stafa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word stafa can mean:stafa
- stafa
- að, [A. S. stafjan], to make staves; in the phrase, þat stafar í sjóinn, of a dead calm sea under sunshine.
- stafa
- 2. to put letters together; stafaðr við annan raddar-staf, … á hverja leið stafi skuli saman stafa, Skálda 164.
- stafa
- 3. stafa fyrir, to rule; hvergi er hann stafar fyrir. howsoever he ordains, rules, Grág. ii. 249; skyldi þeir S. fyrir þeim slíkt er þeir vildi, to dispose of them as they pleased, Ó. H. 151; S. e-m dauða, to pass sentence of death on; sýnisk oss þessum manni harðr dauði stafaðr, FmS. ii. 173; S. e-m eið, to dictate an oath to another, Sturl. iii. 3.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- S.
- Saga.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)