Skip-stafn

Old Norse Dictionary - skip-stafn

Meaning of Old Norse word "skip-stafn" in English.

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

skip-stafn
m. a ship’s stern, Fms. vi. 402, viii. 217.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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