Staurr

Old Norse Dictionary - staurr

Meaning of Old Norse word "staurr" in English.

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

staurr: m. [Gr. σταυρός], a pale, stake; vóru settir stórir staurar yfir dikin, Eg. 529: skjóta staurum. Fms. vii. 190; höfuð á staurnum, on the stake, xi. 376: trés eða staurs, Pr. 472; staurs-högg, Gþl. 177, v. l., passim: a local name, Hkr. i. 295. staura-garðr, m. a paling, Fas. iii. 280, Mar. 1198.

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

Abbreviations used:

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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