Staura

Old Norse Dictionary - staura

Meaning of Old Norse word "staura" in English.

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

staura Old Norse word can mean:

staura
að, to raise a post; þá skal staura niðr á kistu (to drive a stake down to the coffin) ok steypa helgu vatni á, N. G. L. i. 14.
staura
2. staurask, to be ripped up, Pr. 472.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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