Stilli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Stilli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 stilli

n. a resting-place; friðar-stilli, Pass. 21. 8, 12; til-stilli, um-stilli, an arrangement.

2 stilli

2. a trap on the sea or in a river; stóð svá í stilli, Safn i. 61; nema selr liggi á látri því er stilli er til hlaðit, Gþl. 465; ganga í stilli, to go into a trap, Fas. iii. 355; koma í stilli, id., Grett. 83; stillis-veiðr, catching in a trap, Dipl. v. 23.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᛁᛚᛚᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Safn: Safn til Sögu Islands.

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