Icelandic edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse stafa, from stafr (Icelandic stafur (staff, pole; (wooden) pillar; pillar of light)).

Verb edit

stafa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stafaði, supine stafað)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to spell
    Synonym: stafsetja
    Hvernig stafarðu þetta orð?
    How do you spell this word?
  2. (transitive, with dative) to radiate, emanate
  3. (with preposition af + dative) to result, stem (from), be caused (by)
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

stafa

  1. indefinite genitive plural of stafur

Anagrams edit

Old Norse edit

Noun edit

stafa

  1. genitive/accusative plural of stafr