Dyri-stafr

Old Norse Dictionary - dyri-stafr

Meaning of Old Norse word "dyri-stafr" in English.

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

dyri-stafr
(mod. dyru-), m. a door-post, Stj. 279. Exod. xii. 7, Sd. 153, Grett. 121, Ver. 21, Sturl. ii. 49.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Ver.
Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
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