Dreyr-stafir

Old Norse Dictionary - dreyr-stafir

Meaning of Old Norse word "dreyr-stafir" in English.

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

dreyr-stafir
m. pl. dreary, bloody runes, SI. 40.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

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