Seið-stafr

Old Norse Dictionary - seið-stafr

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

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

seið-stafr
m. an enchanters wand, Ld. 328, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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