Vápna-staðr
Old Norse Dictionary - vápna-staðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vápna-staðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vápna-staðr
- m. a ‘weapon-spot,’ bare place (where one may be wounded); sjá beran v. á e-m, Nj. 9: weapon-marks, wounds, er þeir hafa sén sár ok vápnastaði, N. G. L. i. 306.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛒᚾᛅ-ᛋᛏᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)