Veiði-stöð

Old Norse Dictionary - veiði-stöð

Meaning of Old Norse word "veiði-stöð" (or veiði-stǫð) in English.

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

veiði-stöð (veiði-stǫð): f. a fishing-place, Grág. ii. 347, Eg. 135, Landn. 50, 290; í þá veiðistöð kem ek aldregi á gamals-aldri, Ld. 4.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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