Staka

Old Norse Dictionary - staka

Meaning of Old Norse word "staka" in English.

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

staka
u, f. a single ditty; kveða stöku, Eb. 218, Fas. ii. 213; honum varð s. af munni, Band., passim in mod. usage.

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

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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