Old Norse Dictionary Entry

STELA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

4 definitions

1 STELA

(stel, stell, Js. 128), pret. stal, stalt, stálu; subj. stæli; imperat. stel, steldú; part. stolinn: [a common Teut. word]:—to steal, with dat. (stela e-u), Eg. 237, Boll. 350, Nj. 74, N. G. L. i. 82; stela stuld, to commit a theft, 83: the phrase, hann stelr öllu sem steini er léttara, he steals whatever is lighter than stone, of a thorough thief.

2 STELA

2. with acc. to bereave, rob a person; várr skal engi annann stela, N. G. L. i. 81; stela mik (acc.) eign minni, to rob me of my property. Boll. 350; nú er maðr stolinn fé sínu, Gpl. 539.

3 STELA

II. reflex., stelask, to steal in or upon; stelask at e-m, to steal upon, attack a person unawares, Lv. 47; berjask um ljósa daga en stelask eigi at þeim um nætr, Fms. vii. 296; hvárigir stælisk á aðra, ix. 489, v. l.; stelask á e-n, id., Fas. i. 144, Al. 158.

4 STELA

2. recipr., stelask frá, to steal from one another, Sturl. i. 173. 3. stolinn; með stolinni hendi, with a stolen, thievish hand, Js. 24.

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Runic Inscription

STELA

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
dat.: dative.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
imperat.: imperative.
l.: Linnæus.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
pl.: plural.
pr.: proper.
pret.: preterite.
prop: properly.
recipr.: reciprocally.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.
subj.: subjunctive.
Teut.: Teutonic.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Boll.: Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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