Stari written in runes
Stari written in Viking Age runes (Group A)

Description

Group A runes were most common in Viking Age Denmark

Stari written in runes Stari written in runes

Stari

Old Norse Stari (m.)

Stari  (also Starri) is mainly found in Iceland, though there is one in a Swedish rune-stone inscription and it has been suggested as the first element in Staythorpe, Nottinghamshire. It derives from a by-name meaning ‘one who stares’.

Old Norse Name

Stari/Starri

Anglicised Name

Stari

Gender

Male

Ascribed Culture

Collection

Viking Names

Keywords

male_name, personal-name

Further information

This object is related to Staythorpe, Nottinghamshire.
Find out about Staythorpe, Nottinghamshire.

References

J.E.B. Gover, Allen Mawer and F.M. Stenton, The Place-Names of Nottinghamshire. English Place-Name Society Volume XVII (1940), p. 196.

E.H. Lind, Norsk-isländska dopnamn ock fingerade namn från medeltiden. Uppsala: A.B. Lundequistska Bokhandel (1915), col. 945.

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