Veiði-stöð
Old Norse Dictionary - veiði-stöð
Meaning of Old Norse word "veiði-stöð" (or veiði-stǫð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- veiði-stöð (veiði-stǫð)
- f. a fishing-place, Grág. ii. 347, Eg. 135, Landn. 50, 290; í þá veiðistöð kem ek aldregi á gamals-aldri, Ld. 4.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, veiði-stöð may be more accurately written as veiði-stǫð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛁᚦᛁ-ᛋᛏᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)