Stipti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Stipti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 stipti

n. [Dan. stift, and earlier Low Germ. form stigt]:—in Denmark and Norway the country is divided into stifter, i. e. bailiwicks, or eccl. bishoprics; in Icel. the word and thing are quite mod.; hence stiptamt and stiptamt-maðr, a governor.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᛁᛒᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
i. e.: id est.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.

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