Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Stappa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 stappa

að, [Germ. stampfen; Engl. stamp], to stamp; stappa fótum, to stamp with the feet, Grett. 130 A; s. niðr stafnum. Band. 16 new Ed.; stappa e-n til dauðs, MS. 4. 32: to stamp down, þeir stöppuðu snjóinn með spjót-sköptum sínum, Fms. ix. 234: phrases, stappa stáli í e-n, to put steel into, to encourage; það stappar nærri, it ‘stamps near one,’ is on the point. Fas. i. 420.

2 stappa

II. to bray in a mortar; stappa lauk, Ó. H. 223, Pr. 471, 472.

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Runic Inscription

stappa

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
num.: numeral.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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