Stallra

Old Norse Dictionary - stallra

Meaning of Old Norse word "stallra"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

stallra
(stallðra, Fms. iii. 178, and so in mod. usage), að, to halt, stop a bit; stallra við, Stj. 383: to falter = drepa stall, þá tók at stallra hjarta heiðingja, 357, 463. 491. v. l.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᛚᛚᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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