Stúfr
Old Norse Dictionary - stúfr
Meaning of Old Norse word "stúfr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word stúfr can mean:stúfr
- stúfr
- m. (stúfi, a, m., n. G. l. i. 350); [cp. Engl. stump; Germ. stumpf]:—a stump, Nj. 97, Ísl. ii. 268, Fms. i. 178, Ölk. 36; festar-s., Grág.; tungu-stúfr, see festr, tunga.
- stúfr
- 2. a kind of metre (apocopate), see Edda (Ht.) 49–51.
- stúfr
- II. of an ox (short-horn?), Edda (gl.)
- stúfr
- III. a pr. name, Landn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ölk.
- Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)