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.)