Brand-stokkr

Old Norse Dictionary - brand-stokkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "brand-stokkr" in English.

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

brand-stokkr
m. a dub. απ. λεγ. a high trunk of a tree in the middle of the hall of the mythical king Völsung, Fas. 1. 119; Vr. 142 reads botstokk.

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
dub.
dubious.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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