Staf-lægja

Old Norse Dictionary - staf-lægja

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

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

staf-lægja
u, f. ‘staff-layers,’ the plates or long beams along the walls joining the pillars (stafir), Hom. 95, 96, N. G. L. i. 101, Ld. 316.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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