STAG

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

STAG

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 STAG

n., pl. stög, [A. S. stæg]:—a stay, esp. the rope from the mast to the stem; en fyrir dragreip tvá aura silfrs ok svá fyrir stag, N. G. L. ii. 283, Edda (Gl.); stögin á kugginum festi á höfði skipsins, ok tók af nasarnar, Fms. x. 135, v. l.; bændr skulu fá reip til skips, en ef missir stags, þá liggja við aurar tólf, N. G. L. i. 199; en er þeir drógu seglit gékk í sundr stagit ok fór seglit ofan þver-skipa, Ó. H. 137: the phrase, á stag, ahead, of a ship; rétt á stag, Fms. vi. (in a verse); á stag stjórnmörum steypa vildi, to make the ship go down head foremost, Hkv. i. 29 (thus to be emended, stagstiorn mörum Cd.)

2 STAG

2. a rope between poles to hang clothes on for drying.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᛅᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Cd.
Codex.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
gl
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
lit
literally.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
pl.
plural.
S.
South, Southern.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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