Stafangr

Old Norse

Etymology

From stafr (staff) +‎ angr (firth).

Proper noun

Stafangr m (genitive Stafangrs)

  1. Stavanger (a city in Norway)

Declension

Declension of Stafangr (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Stafangr
accusative Stafangr
dative Stafangri
genitive Stafangrs

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Stafangur
  • Faroese: Stavangur
  • Norwegian: Stavanger, Stavang
  • Swedish: Stafånger