Stál-húfa
Old Norse Dictionary - stál-húfa
Meaning of Old Norse word "stál-húfa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stál-húfa
- u, f. a steel cap, Sks. 400, Ld. 276, Bs. i. 31, Landn. 330, Sturl. ii. 91, passim.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᛚ-ᚼᚢᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)