Stúfr

Old Norse Dictionary - stúfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "stúfr" in English.

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

stúfr Old Norse word can mean:

stúfr: m. (stúfi, a, m., n. G. l. i. 350); [cp. Engl. stump; Germ. stumpf]:—a stump, Nj. 97, Ísl. ii. 268, Fms. i. 178, Ölk. 36; festar-s., Grág.; tungu-stúfr, see festr, tunga.

stúfr: 2. a kind of metre (apocopate), see Edda (Ht.) 49–51.

stúfr: II. of an ox (short-horn?), Edda (gl.)

stúfr: III. a pr. name, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ölk.: Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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