Stöðu-brunnr

Old Norse Dictionary - stöðu-brunnr

Meaning of Old Norse word "stöðu-brunnr" (or stǫðu-brunnr) in English.

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

stöðu-brunnr (stǫðu-brunnr)
m. a well of still water, N. G. L. i. 341, Trist. 11.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, stöðu-brunnr may be more accurately written as stǫðu-brunnr.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

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