stafr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᛡᛒᛡ (stᴀbᴀ) (accusative plural), from Proto-Germanic *stabaz, whence also Old English stæf, Old High German stap. Some forms from an i-stem variant *stabiz, whence also Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍆𐍃 (stafs).

Noun

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stafr m (genitive stafs, plural stafir)

  1. staff
  2. letter (of the Latin or Runic alphabet)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: stafur
  • Faroese: stavur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stav
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stav
  • Old Swedish: staver
  • Old Danish: staf
  • Gutnish: stav

References

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  • stafr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press