Vápna-staðr

Old Norse Dictionary - vápna-staðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vápna-staðr" in English.

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

vápna-staðr
m. a ‘weapon-spot,’ bare place (where one may be wounded); sjá beran v. á e-m, Nj. 9: weapon-marks, wounds, er þeir hafa sén sár ok vápnastaði, N. G. L. i. 306.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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