- This form
occurs in a
kenning in
poetry contained in
Njals saga (Valfreyju
stafr, 'Valfreyja's staff'; 'lady of the slain's staff' and/or 'Freyja of the...
- of *rūnō and *stabaz ('staff; letter'). It is
attested in Old
Norse rúna-
stafr, Old
English rún-stæf, and Old High
German rūn-stab.
Other Germanic terms...
- name
means "fort" in Gaelic,
while the rest of the name
derives from
Norse stafr-nis, "headland of the staff".
Before the
construction of the castle, Dunstaffnage...
-
elements Gautr ("Geats"), Gutar/Gotar ("Goths") or goð ōs ("gods"), and
stafr ("staff").
Another etymology speculates that the name may be of Medieval...
- type of
timber framing where the load-bearing ore-pine
posts are
called stafr in Old
Norse (stav in
modern Norwegian). Two
related church building types...
- discussion. *rūna-stabaz 'runic letter' OE rūn-stæf, OHG rūn-stab ON rúna-
stafr – A
compound of PGmc *rūnō ('secret, mystery, counsel') and *stabaz ('staff;...
- the city, on the east s**** of the bay. The
first element of the name is
stafr meaning 'staff' or 'branch'. This
could refer to the form of the inlet,...
-
elements Gautr ("Geats"), Gutar/Gotar ("Goths") or goð ōs ("gods"), and
stafr ("staff").
Another etymology speculates that the name may be of Medieval...
-
Fredriksvern naval base and
shipyard was
built there. The
first element is
stafr which means "staff" or "stick" (the
reason for this is unknown, but see...
- fekk, heitir; helt, þars
hrafn né svaltat, (hvatráðr est þú) láði, ógnar
stafr, fyr jöfrum, ýgr,
tveimr (við kyn beima). Egilsson, et al. (eds.). Edda...
