Stöpull
Old Norse Dictionary - stöpull
Meaning of Old Norse word "stöpull" (or stǫpull)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stöpull (stǫpull)
- m., dat. stöpli, [A. S. stypel; Engl. steeple], a steeple, tower, Rb. 402; smíða einn stöpul, Edda (pref., of Babel); þann stöpul, 656 A. ii. 10; hann lét göra stöpul mjök vandaðan … uppi í stöplinum, … stöpulsins, BS. i. 132, FmS. viii. 247, ix. 12; kirkju-S., 285; klukkur fjórar í stöpli, Pm. 99: a beacon-tower, FmS. vii. 122, viii. 97: a pillar, Eluc. 2; sá stöpull, a pillar of smoke, Ver. 21; stöpul-dyrr, Sturl. iii. 101; stöpul-görð, -smíð, Pm. 9, BS. i. 132, Edda (pref.); stöpul-vörðr, a steeple keeper, N. G. l. ii.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, stöpull may be more accurately written as stǫpull.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᛒᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- dat.
- dative.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- pref.
- preface.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Eluc.
- Elucidarium. (F. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)