Við-staða
Old Norse Dictionary - við-staða
Meaning of Old Norse word "við-staða"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- við-staða
- or viðr-staða, u, f. a withstanding, resistance; fékk hann enga viðstöðu, Eg. 34, 270, Fms. i. 28; þeir höfðu eigi viðstöðu ok flýðu, viii. 401; varð engi viðrstaða, Hkr. i. 67. viðstöðu-laust, n. adj. without a stop, instantly.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦ-ᛋᛏᛅᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)