stǫð

See also: stod, stoth, stoþ, stoð, stóð, and stöð

Old Norse

Etymology

From the root of the verb standa (“to stand”)

Noun

stǫð f (genitive stǫðvar, plural stǫðvar)

  1. a landing-place, berth, harbour
  2. place, position, context
  3. dwelling-place, abode, stead

Declension

Declension of stǫð (strong wō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stǫð stǫðin stǫðvar stǫðvarnar
accusative stǫð stǫðina stǫðvar stǫðvarnar
dative stǫð, stǫðu stǫðinni, stǫðunni stǫðum stǫðunum
genitive stǫðvar stǫðvarinnar stǫðva stǫðvanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: stöð
  • Faroese: støð
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stø

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “stöð”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 415; also available at the Internet Archive
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