Skáldstöng

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skáldstöng

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skáldstöng" (or skáldstǫng) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

skáldstöng (skáldstǫng)
skáldstöng, f.? ef maðr verðr at þvíkunnr eða sannr, at hann - reisirstöng ok kallar skáldstöng, da straffeshan som den, der blótar heiðnar vættirSKr. 79 (NL. I, 43019). Jvf. níðstöng,tréníð.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, skáldstöng may be more accurately written as skáldstǫng.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛆᛚᚦᛋᛏᚯᚿᚵ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
L.
Linje.

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages related to Old Norwegian.

Back
↑