Stafn-leggja
Old Norse Dictionary - stafn-leggja
Meaning of Old Norse word "stafn-leggja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stafn-leggja
- lagði, to lay stem to stem in battle, Fms. viii. 386, v. l.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᚠᚾ-ᛚᛁᚴᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)