Stía

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Stía

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 stía

að, to pen, to pen sheep, putting lambs into the separate kró, q. v.; hann heyrði jarm þangat er stiat var, Gullþ. 19, cp. Páll Vídal. 519, and so at the present time, see the remarks s. v. stekkr; hence metaph., stía e-m sundr, to separate.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.
þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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