Mittum-stangi
Old Norse Dictionary - mittum-stangiMeaning of Old Norse word "mittum-stangi" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mittum-stangi
- a corruption from the Germ. ‘mit dem stange’ = ‘he with the pole,’ a nickname, which the Norse interpreter did not understand, and took to be a name, Þiðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛏᛏᚢᛘ-ᛋᛏᛅᚾᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)