STALLR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

STALLR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 STALLR

m. = stalli, [the word may be akin to standa, cp. Lat. stabilis; A. S. steall; Engl. stall]:—any block or shelf on which another thing is placed; skurðgoð sett á stall, Fms. x. 255; af heiðnum stalli, Kristni S. (in a verse).

2 STALLR

2. a pedestal; kross með stalli, a holy rood, Vm. 165; hann er holr innan ok görr undir honum sem stallr sé, ok stendr hann þar á ofan, Ó. T.

3 STALLR

3. a stall, crib; hestr at stalli, Fas. ii. 508, Hdl. 5, Og. 2; etu-s.

4 STALLR

4. the step of a mast; en þat voldi, at íss var í stallinum, Fms. ix. 386: the phrase, hjarta drepr stall, the heart fails, Fbr. 36, Ó. H. 214; the metaphor is taken from the mast rocking in the step, (and not as suggested s. v. drepa A. l. 4.)

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᛅᛚᛚᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
Kristni S.: Kristni Saga. (D. I. III.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Ó. T.: Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)
Og.: Oddrúnar-grátr. (A. II.)
Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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