Stig-reip
Old Norse Dictionary - stig-reip
Meaning of Old Norse word "stig-reip"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stig-reip
- n. [A. S. stig-râp; O. H. G. steka-reif; Engl. stirrup]:—a ‘stepping-rope,’ stirrup, FmS. vi. 416; menninir stóðu í stigreipum, BS. i. 670; varð fótrinn fastr í stigreipinu, Orkn. 450.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᚴ-ᚱᛁᛁᛒ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)