Stökkull

Old Norse Dictionary - stökkull

Meaning of Old Norse word "stökkull" (or stǫkkull)

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

Old Norse word stökkull can mean:stökkull

stökkull (stǫkkull)
m. (stökkvill, D. I. i. 408), a brush used for sprinkling holy water, an aspersoir, Eb. 10, Stj. 279, D. I.I.)">Bs. i. 195, Hkr. i. 139.
stökkull (stǫkkull)
2. a ‘jumper,’ the name of a whale, see Ísl. Þjóðs., Eggert Itin.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, stökkull may be more accurately written as stǫkkull.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. I.
Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Itin.
Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
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