Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Stía

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

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Runic Inscription

stía

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "stía" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

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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