Stanz
Old Norse Dictionary - stanzMeaning 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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