Staðsa

Old Norse Dictionary - staðsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "staðsa" in English.

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

staðsa: adj. indecl.; in the phrase, verða staðsa, to stop, hesitate; the word is a απ. λεγ. occurring in a verse on the fly-leaf of the Ub. of the Edda, cp. Dan. standse.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

απ. λεγ.: απαξ. λεγόμενον.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

decl.: declined.

indecl.: indeclinable.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ub.: Uppsala-bók. (C. I.)

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