Stappa

Old Norse Dictionary - stappa

Meaning of Old Norse word "stappa"

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

Old Norse word stappa can mean:stappa

stappa
að, [Germ. stampfen; Engl. stamp], to stamp; stappa fótum, to stamp with the feet, Grett. 130 A; S. niðr stafnum. Band. 16 new Ed.; stappa e-n til dauðs, MS. 4. 32: to stamp down, þeir stöppuðu snjóinn með spjót-sköptum sínum, FmS. ix. 234: phrases, stappa stáli í e-n, to put steel into, to encourage; það stappar nærri, it ‘stamps near one,’ is on the point. FaS. i. 420.
stappa
II. to bray in a mortar; stappa lauk, Ó. H. 223, Pr. 471, 472.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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