Stúta

Old Norse Dictionary - stúta

Meaning of Old Norse word "stúta"

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

stúta
að. to kill, destroy, with dat., of dogs or the like (slang), cp. láta höfði skemra: to stunt, heldr mun fyrir höggin stór þinn hrottinn verða at stúta, Skíða R. 163; Starkað gamla stúta lét, 171.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
dat.
dative.
R.
Rimur.

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