Standa

Viking Language Dictionary - standa

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "standa"

standa
vb (VII) to stand; stay, remain; stand, stick; rest, stop; befit, become; catch, overtake; standa af [e-u] be caused by [sth]; standa undir [e-u] be subject to [sth]; standa undir [e-t] support, approve of [sth]; standa við [e-u] withstand [sth]; standa yfir last

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᛋᛏᛅᚾᛏᛅ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᛌᛐᛆᚿᛐᛆ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
einhvern, eitthvat ‘somebody, something’ accusative
e-u
einhverjum, einhverju ‘for somebody, something,’ dative
f
feminine
sth
something
subj
subject
vb
verb
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