Stelling

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Stelling

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 stelling

f. [cp. Germ. stellen, stallr], the mast-step; íss var í stellingunni, Fms. ix. 386, v. l.: hence the phrase, setja e-ð í stellingu, to put it firm, right; úr stellingu, out of groove; setja sig í stellingarnar, to put oneself in posture, metaphor taken from raising the mast.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᛁᛚᛚᛁᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.
sing
singular.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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