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