Stöpla
Old Norse Dictionary - stöpla
Meaning of Old Norse word "stöpla" (or stǫpla)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word stöpla can mean:stöpla
- stöpla (stǫpla)
- (better than staupla), að, (stolpa, N. G. l. iii. 27, v. l.), [Swed. stjelpa; Dutch over-stelping = overwhelming]:—to bespatter, sprinkle; stórum stauplar nú yfir, Fs. 153; stöplaðisk út af keri, a drop was spilt out of the beaker, Vígl. 52; stöpluðusk yfir kerit (af kerinu) nokkurir dropar, Flóv.
- stöpla (stǫpla)
- 2. ekki ætla ek at stęplaz við htt Haralds konungs, Mork. 89.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, stöpla may be more accurately written as stǫpla.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᛒᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Flóv.
- Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)
- Mork.
- Morkinskinna. (E. I.)