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.)
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