Stafa-setning

Old Norse Dictionary - stafa-setning

Meaning of Old Norse word "stafa-setning" in English.

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

stafa-setning
mod. staf-setning, f. arrangement of letters, spelling, and the like, Skálda 178: of alliterative staves, Edda (Ht. begin.)

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

Abbreviations used:

begin.
beginning.
f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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