Stofa
Old Norse Dictionary - stofa
Meaning of Old Norse word "stofa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word stofa can mean:stofa
- stofa
- u, f., older form stufa; [A. S. stofa; Engl. stove; Old Germ. stuve; Germ. stube; Dan. stue]:—the oldest sense seems to be that of a stove-room, like Germ. stube, a bathing-room with a ‘stove;’ stofur tvær, þar skyldi konungr taka bað, BS. i. 632; bað-stofa, q. v.: and to this refers the phrase, kafna í stofu reyk, to be choked with the stove-reek in a bath, as an ignominious death, Grett. 116; stofu-reykr, the reek of a stove; kafna í stofu reyk, Grett. 116 A; stofu-smíð, Sturl. i. 181.
- stofa
- 2. one of the rooms in an ancient dwelling, esp. used for the ladies’ sitting-room, and opp. to the skáli; stofa, eldhús, búr, Grág. i. 459; eldhús eðr stofur, 468; sat Gunnlaugr í stofu, Ísl. ii. 250; gékk Þormóðr milli stofu ok eldhúss, FbR. 164; Rannveig gékk til stofu, Nj. 83, 175; ganga inn í stofu, Eg. 23, 49, 110, 149, 205, 206, 215, 233; ganga inn ok finna stofu, þar sátu konur tvær, FæR. 41; í stofu þá er konur sátu at verki, BS. i. 627; þar var karlfátt heima ok hvíldu allir menn í stofu, Sturl. i. 142; var sleginn danz í stofu, ii. 117; hann dreymdi at hann þóttisk sitja í stofu í rúmi sínu, þótti honum stofan alskipuð, stóðu borð um alla stofu ok vistir á, 186, 206, iii. 267; fram í stofunni frá ek hann var er fólkit skyldi hátta, Skíða R. 36; þeir gengu frá elda-skála með skutil-diska ok báru inn í stofu, Eg. 238; til stofu er jarl drakk inni, FS. 112; litla stofa, Sturl. ii. 152, 153, 181, 185, iii. 100, 187, Orkn. 182; ytri stofa, Sturl. iii. 42; almanna-stofa, ii. 153, iii. 194, 198; bað-stofa, ii. 121, 167, iii. 102, 176, 196; biskups-stofa, 267; set-S., svefn-S., q. v.; myrkva-S., a ‘mirk-stove,’ a dungeon; stofu-búnaðr, hangings, FmS. vi. 342; stofu-dyrr, -gluggr, -gólf, -horn, -hurð, -pallr, the door, window, floor … of a stofa, Eg. 46, Sd. 142, 143, Gullþ. 62, FmS. ix. 55, FbR. 168, Gþl. 344, H. E. i. 495, FæR. 194; stofu-refill, Dipl. iii. 4.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
- esp.
- especially.
- opp.
- opposed.
- pl.
- plural.
- R.
- Rimur.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sd.
- Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)