Stöðu-brunnr
Old Norse Dictionary - stöðu-brunnr
Meaning of Old Norse word "stöðu-brunnr" (or stǫðu-brunnr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stöðu-brunnr (stǫðu-brunnr)
- m. a well of still water, N. G. L. i. 341, Trist. 11.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, stöðu-brunnr may be more accurately written as stǫðu-brunnr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚦᚢ-ᛒᚱᚢᚾᚾᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)