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.)
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