Stafnhald

Old Norwegian Dictionary - stafnhald

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "stafnhald" in Norwegian.

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

stafnhald
stafnhald, n. d. s.; stýrimaðr segir sérsýnast ráð at vinda segl ok prófa, efstafnhaldit verðr mót bylgjunni Bp. II,5022; snarar skipit niðr í djúp árinnarmeð öllum sínum farmi ok svá réttustafnhaldi, at engi mannligr klókleikimátti því stýra Mar. 2708.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᛆᚠᚿᚼᛆᛚᚦ
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:

n.
Neutrum.
p.
Pagina, side.
s.
substantiv.

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