Stía
Old Norse Dictionary - stía
Meaning of Old Norse word "stía"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stía
- að, to pen, to pen sheep, putting lambs into the separate kró, q. v.; hann heyrði jarm þangat er stiat var, Gullþ. 19, cp. Páll Vídal. 519, and so at the present time, see the remarks s. v. stekkr; hence metaph., stía e-m sundr, to separate.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Vídal.
- Vídalíns-Postilla.