Stafn-sveit
Old Norse Dictionary - stafn-sveit
Meaning of Old Norse word "stafn-sveit"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stafn-sveit
- f. the forecastle-men, Fms. vii. 289, viii. 385.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᚠᚾ-ᛋᚢᛁᛁᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)