Stikill
Old Norse Dictionary - stikill
Meaning of Old Norse word "stikill"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word stikill can mean:stikill
- stikill
- m. [Ulf. stikls = ποτήριον], the pointed end of a horn, often mounted with gold or silver; manns-höfuð var á stiklinum, Fms, iii. 190; stikillinn hornsins, Edda 32; ristin horn vóru á honum (the ox) ok rennt gulli í stiklana, Fas. iii. 30; slær sik eitt horn á auga hestinum … stikillinn stingr þat brott, Bs. ii. 177.
- stikill
- II. = stilkr, a stilt; bauna stiklar, Barl. 46.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᚴᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)