Frið-staðr

Old Norse Dictionary - frið-staðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "frið-staðr" in English.

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

frið-staðr
m. an asylum, sacred place in a temple, Eb. 6 new Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
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