Staf-kerling

Old Norse Dictionary - staf-kerling

Meaning of Old Norse word "staf-kerling" in English.

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

staf-kerling
f. a beggar-woman, Fms. viii. 106.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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