Alls-staðar

Old Norse Dictionary - alls-staðar

Meaning of Old Norse word "alls-staðar" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

alls-staðar
adv. [staðr], freq. alstaðar or allstaðar in a single word, everywhere, ubique; cp. margstaðar, in many places; sumstaðar, in so me places; einhversstaðar, somewhere; nokkursstaðar, anywhere; allstaðar þar sem, Fms. ii. 81, x. 182. Metaph. in every way (rare); a. mun ek gera at þínu skapi, nema þar, in everything, except that …, Nj. 17.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚᛚᛋ-ᛋᛏᛅᚦᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
cp.
compare.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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