stafr

Old Norse

Etymology

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

stafr m (genitive stafs, plural stafir)

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

Declension
  Declension of stafr (strong i-stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stafr stafrinn stafir stafirnir
accusative staf stafinn stafi stafina
dative staf stafinum stǫfum stǫfunum
genitive stafs stafsins stafa stafanna
  Declension of stafr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stafr stafrinn stafar stafarnir
accusative staf stafinn stafa stafana
dative stafi stafinum stǫfum stǫfunum
genitive stafs stafsins stafa stafanna

Derived terms

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

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