Stikla

Old Norse Dictionary - stikla

Meaning of Old Norse word "stikla"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

stikla
að, to leap, as on stepping-stones; sá studdi höndunum á bálkinn, ok stiklaði svá út yfir bálkinn ok mannhringinn, Orkn. 112; hann stiklar í södulinn, Nj. 112; ok stiklar svá með reykinum, 202; hann stiklar yfir inn, Ísl. ii. 357; siðan stiklar hann út af Járnbarðanum, Fms. xi. 133; hann stiklaði þá hart upp á þéttleif, 367; stiklar hón ofan af seið-hjallinum, Fas. i. 12.

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:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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