Við-staða

Old Norse Dictionary - við-staða

Meaning of Old Norse word "við-staða" in English.

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

við-staða
or viðr-staða, u, f. a withstanding, resistance; fékk hann enga viðstöðu, Eg. 34, 270, Fms. i. 28; þeir höfðu eigi viðstöðu ok flýðu, viii. 401; varð engi viðrstaða, Hkr. i. 67. viðstöðu-laust, n. adj. without a stop, instantly.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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