Stjölr
Old Norse Dictionary - stjölr
Meaning of Old Norse word "stjölr" (or stjǫlr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stjölr (stjǫlr)
- m., acc. pl. stjölu, Hornkl. [cp. stél]:—the hinder part; létu upp stjölu stúpa, Hornkl.; stjölinn konungsins, Fms. xi. 64; með breiðan stjöl, Bjarn. (in a verse).
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, stjölr may be more accurately written as stjǫlr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᚢᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)