Stegla
Old Norse Dictionary - stegla
Meaning of Old Norse word "stegla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word stegla can mean:stegla
- stegla
- 1. d, [stagl], to put on racks, FmS. xi. 375.
- stegla
- 2. u, f. [A. S. stægl; Dan. steile], a rack (stagl), esp. in plur. steglur: a low name for a woman, Edda ii. 629.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᚴᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- plur.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)