Staðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - staðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "staðr" in Norwegian.

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

staðr: staðr, adj. 1) som vil standse uden at gaavidere fremad; varð þeim þá staðara (dvs.de blive betænkelige ved) at höggva Fm.IX, 22515; især om Hest, som ikke vil gaa,som man ikke kan drive frem (jvf stað-þrotinn): þessir eru leynandi lestir (nl.paa Heste) , deyfð ok blindi, kviðdrag okvamhellti, stjarft eða statt Frost. 10,483. 2) taus; Þorgils mælti: þettaer vel boðit, ok lítum hér á, bróðir!Kormakr varð staðr at Korm. 762.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᛆᚦᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

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