Stilli

Old Norse Dictionary - stilli

Meaning of Old Norse word "stilli"

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

Old Norse word stilli can mean:stilli

stilli: n. a resting-place; friðar-stilli, Pass. 21. 8, 12; til-stilli, um-stilli, an arrangement.

stilli: 2. a trap on the sea or in a river; stóð svá í stilli, Safn i. 61; nema selr liggi á látri því er stilli er til hlaðit, Gþl. 465; ganga í stilli, to go into a trap, Fas. iii. 355; koma í stilli, id., Grett. 83; stillis-veiðr, catching in a trap, Dipl. v. 23.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᛚᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Safn: Safn til Sögu Islands.

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