Stöð-renni

Old Norse Dictionary - stöð-renni

Meaning of Old Norse word "stöð-renni" (or stǫð-renni)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

stöð-renni (stǫð-renni)
n. a neighbourhood; búa, sitja í s. við e-n, Fas. ii. 152, Bs. i. 417, Sturl. i. 115.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, stöð-renni may be more accurately written as stǫð-renni.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚦ-ᚱᛁᚾᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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