Stef

Old Norwegian Dictionary - stef

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "stef" in Norwegian.

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

stef: stef, n. 1) Mellemrum af Tid, Frist (jvfstefna 3); lagði (hann) til viku stef umfund þeirra Eg. 52 (1058); Egill hétferðinni, ok var kveðit á viku stefnökkut Eg. 61 (13827); ákveðins bar-daga stefs var skamt at bíða Alex. 549;kostr er ok at leggja þriggja náttastef á Grág. 20916. 2) Omkvæd; Þor-leifr kvað þá fertuga drápu ok er þettastef í Flat. I, 2104; Þórarinn orti stefok setti í kvæðit Flat. II, 30616; hanntók stef ór drápu þeirri, er Ulfr - hafðiort um Harald konung Fm. III, 659;þat er togdrápu háttr, at stef skalvera til fyrsta vísuorðs o. s. v. SE. I,68611.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᚽᚠ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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