Stað-fastr

Old Norse Dictionary - stað-fastr

Meaning of Old Norse word "stað-fastr" in English.

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

stað-fastr Old Norse word can mean:

stað-fastr: adj. steadfast, residing, abiding; s. á Haðalandi, Fms. x. 378.

stað-fastr: 2. metaph. settled, steadfast, fixed; s. dómr, Sks. 598; staðfast í skapi e-s, fixed in one’s mind. Band.: steadfast, true, Blas. 44, Fs. 69, Bær. 11; staðfasta ást, 10.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)

Bær.: Bærings Saga. (G. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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