Staura
Old Norse Dictionary - staura
Meaning of Old Norse word "staura"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word staura can mean:staura
- staura
- að, to raise a post; þá skal staura niðr á kistu (to drive a stake down to the coffin) ok steypa helgu vatni á, N. G. L. i. 14.
- staura
- 2. staurask, to be ripped up, Pr. 472.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᚢᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)