Stuðning

Old Norse Dictionary - stuðning

Meaning of Old Norse word "stuðning" in English.

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

stuðning: f. (mod. stuðningr, m., Bs. i. 836, 874), a steadying, support; með stuðningi, Fas. ii. 68; ganga með stuðningi manna, Bs. i. 837, 874; styrkr ok stuðning, Stj. 51; allar stuðningar, Róm. 266:—a gramm. term, Edda i. 604. stuðningar-laust, adj. without support, Fas. iii. 370, Bs. i. 614.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

f.: feminine.

gramm.: grammar.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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