Fiska-stöð

Old Norse Dictionary - fiska-stöð

Meaning of Old Norse word "fiska-stöð" (or fiska-stǫð) in English.

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

fiska-stöð (fiska-stǫð)
f. = fiskistöð, Ld. 4.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fiska-stöð may be more accurately written as fiska-stǫð.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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