Stanga
Old Norse Dictionary - stanga
Meaning of Old Norse word "stanga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word stanga can mean:stanga
- stanga
- að, to prick, goad, Fms. iii. 193, vii. 62, 161, viii. 281, xi. 155; stanga ór tönnum sér (s. tennr), to pick the teeth, Nj. 185.
- stanga
- 2. to spear fish, Grág. ii. 346.
- stanga
- 3. to butt, of cattle, Bs. i. 345, Grág. ii. 119, Gþl. 190.
- stanga
- II. reflex. to butt one another, Grág. ii. 329, Vápn. 46, Bret. 55.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᚾᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Vápn.
- Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)