Kaup-stefna

Old Norse Dictionary - kaup-stefna

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

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

kaup-stefna
u, f. a fair, a market, Eg. 41, 69, 599, Ó. H. 64, 134, Grág. i. 463, Fms. i. 185, x. 227, Ísl. ii. 126, 192, Fs. 100: a bargain, Ó. H. 114.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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