Stallr
Old Norse Dictionary - stallr
Meaning of Old Norse word "stallr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word stallr can mean:stallr
- stallr
- m. = stalli, [the word may be akin to standa, cp. Lat. stabilis; A. S. steall; Engl. stall]:—any block or shelf on which another thing is placed; skurðgoð sett á stall, FmS. x. 255; af heiðnum stalli, Kristni S. (in a verse).
- stallr
- 2. a pedestal; kross með stalli, a holy rood, Vm. 165; hann er holr innan ok görr undir honum sem stallr sé, ok stendr hann þar á ofan, Ó. T.
- stallr
- 3. a stall, crib; hestr at stalli, FaS. ii. 508, Hdl. 5, Og. 2; etu-S.
- stallr
- 4. the step of a mast; en þat voldi, at íss var í stallinum, FmS. ix. 386: the phrase, hjarta drepr stall, the heart fails, Fbr. 36, Ó. H. 214; the metaphor is taken from the mast rocking in the step, (and not as suggested S. v. drepa A. l. 4.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᛚᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Kristni S.
- Kristni Saga. (D. I. III.)
- Ó. T.
- Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Hdl.
- Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
- Og.
- Oddrúnar-grátr. (A. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)