Stik
Old Norse Dictionary - stik
Meaning of Old Norse word "stik"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stik
- n. pl. stakes, piles, which in times of war were driven in the mouths of rivers, inlets, and along the shore; stiknðu Gautar Gautelfi, at konungr skyldi eigi mega leggja skipum sínum upp í landit, Haraldr konungr lagðisk við stikin, Hkr. i. 92 (see also the verse); þeir lögðu at landi við stikin, Fms. vii. 188; uppi við stikin, 256; þeir hjuggu tengslin frá stikunum, 259: sing., þar gengr Sjólfr til er stikat er, a stake for shooting, Fas. ii. 266.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- sing.
- singular.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)