Hólm-stefna

Old Norse Dictionary - hólm-stefna

Meaning of Old Norse word "hólm-stefna" in English.

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

hólm-stefna
u, f. a meeting (duel) on a holm, Eg. 485, 490, Fas. i. 419.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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