Stöðva
Old Norse Dictionary - stöðva
Meaning of Old Norse word "stöðva" (or stǫðva)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word stöðva can mean:stöðva
- stöðva (stǫðva)
- að, with neg. suff. stöðvig-a-k, Hom, 151, [stöð]:—to stop; hann stöðvar sik ekki, Nj. 144; hann stöðvaði her sinn, halted, Eg. 274; s. liðit, Fms. vii. 298.
- stöðva (stǫðva)
- 2. to soothe, halt; hlaupa menn ok stöðva Hall, Ld. 38; kvað bændr mundu stöðva sik, they would calm themselves down, Magn. 424; stöðva ræðu yðra, Sks. 250; s. úhreina anda, Hom. 133; s. þorsta sinn, Al. 83; s. blóð, blóðrás, to still the blood, Lækn.; ok varð eigi stöðvat, Nj. 210, Fms. i. 46; stöðva sik, to contain oneself, Grett. 93 new Ed., Hom. (St.)
- stöðva (stǫðva)
- II. reflex. to stop oneself, calm down; stöðvaðisk Dana-herr, Fms. i. 109; kyrrask ok stöðvask, 623. 26; settisk þá niðr ok stöðvaðisk úfriðr allr ok agi, Fms. vi. 286: to be fixed, stöðvask sú ráðagörð, Bs. i. 809.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, stöðva may be more accurately written as stǫðva.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚦᚢᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- neg.
- negative.
- uff.
- suffix.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Lækn.
- Lækninga-bók. (H. V.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)