Stanz

Old Norse Dictionary - stanz

Meaning of Old Norse word "stanz" in English.

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

stanz
n. [akin to staðsa (q. v.), ðs = nz]:—a standstill, hesitation; honum verðr stanz at svara, Sturl. i. 18: amazement, e-n rekr í stanz, (mod.)

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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