Stóð-hross

Old Norse Dictionary - stóð-hross

Meaning of Old Norse word "stóð-hross" in English.

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

stóð-hross
n. [A. S. stôd-hors], a stud-horse, Nj. 63, Landn. 93, Bjarn. 55, Gullþ. 13, FmS. vi. 98, Ísl. ii. 62; stóð-hrossa beit, -hagi, Vm. 18, 80, Dipl. v. 22, H. E. ii. 121, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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