Stikill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Stikill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 stikill

m. [Ulf. stikls = ποτήριον], the pointed end of a horn, often mounted with gold or silver; manns-höfuð var á stiklinum, Fms, iii. 190; stikillinn hornsins, Edda 32; ristin horn vóru á honum (the ox) ok rennt gulli í stiklana, Fas. iii. 30; slær sik eitt horn á auga hestinum … stikillinn stingr þat brott, Bs. ii. 177.

2 stikill

II. = stilkr, a stilt; bauna stiklar, Barl. 46.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᛁᚴᛁᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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