Há-stafir

Old Norse Dictionary - há-stafir

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

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

há-stafir
m. pl., in the phrase, gráta, hljóða … hástöfum, to weep, cry aloud, Nj. 27, Stj. 421, Grett. 171 new Ed.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅ-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.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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