Stöð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - stöð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "stöð" (or stǫð) in Norwegian.

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

stöð (stǫð)
stöð, f. (N. Pl. stöðvar) 1) Landingsplads, Baadstø; fló hann aptr yfir þvera ánatil sínna stöðva Ingv. 5 (AR. 151b2);Frost. 14, 10; stýr þú hingat eikjunni,ek mun þér stöðna kenna Harb. 7;þeir koma - til stöðva Sveins konungsok leggja síðan í lægi skipin Flat. I,16415 jvf Fm. XI, 1521. 2) Stilling, = staða; þar koma saman kenningar,ok verðr sá at skilja af stöð, er ræðrskáldskapinn, um hvárn kveðit er kon-unginn SE. I, 452.

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, stöð may be more accurately written as stǫð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᚯᚦ
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.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
Pl.
Pluralis.
v.
Verbum.

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