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

Related terms

• standa
• staða
• staðr
• stǫðugr
• stǫðva

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 [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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