Járn-stafr

Old Norse Dictionary - járn-stafr

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

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

járn-stafr
m. an iron staff, Nj. 211, Hkr. i. 229, Landn. (in a verse),

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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