Kaup-staðr

Old Norse Dictionary - kaup-staðr

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

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

kaup-staðr
m. a market town, a town, Ísl. ii. 232, Eg. 119, 241, Fms. ii. 27, vi. 440, vii. 235, Fær. 5.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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