STIK

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

STIK

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 STIK

n. pl. stakes, piles, which in times of war were driven in the mouths of rivers, inlets, and along the shore; stiknðu Gautar Gautelfi, at konungr skyldi eigi mega leggja skipum sínum upp í landit, Haraldr konungr lagðisk við stikin, Hkr. i. 92 (see also the verse); þeir lögðu at landi við stikin, Fms. vii. 188; uppi við stikin, 256; þeir hjuggu tengslin frá stikunum, 259: sing., þar gengr Sjólfr til er stikat er, a stake for shooting, Fas. ii. 266.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᛁᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
sing
singular.
sing.
singular.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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