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Stakka

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Definitions

2 definitions

1 stakka

u, f. [akin to stakkr; cp. Dan. stakket = brief, scant]:—a stump; hafi sá stökku er stytti, Gþl. 399, Jb. 274.

2 stakka

2. a hide, when flayed, but not cut up (= belgr); in bjarn-stakka, hafr-stakka, hrein-stakka, varg-stakka, q. v. (not staka).
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

stakka

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "stakka" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

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