Staurr
Old Norse Dictionary - staurr
Meaning of Old Norse word "staurr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- staurr
- m. [Gr. σταυρός], a pale, stake; vóru settir stórir staurar yfir dikin, Eg. 529: skjóta staurum. Fms. vii. 190; höfuð á staurnum, on the stake, xi. 376: trés eða staurs, Pr. 472; staurs-högg, Gþl. 177, v. l., passim: a local name, Hkr. i. 295. staura-garðr, m. a paling, Fas. iii. 280, Mar. 1198.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Gr.
- Greek.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)