Stafn-búi
Old Norse Dictionary - stafn-búi
Meaning of Old Norse word "stafn-búi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stafn-búi
- a. m. the forecastle-men on a war-ship. Eg. 33, 54, 772. Fms. ii. 331, vii. 266, Nj. 8, passim; the best men were selected for this post.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᚠᚾ-ᛒᚢᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)