Stig

Old Norwegian Dictionary - stig

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "stig" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

stig: stig, n. 1) Trin, Skridt som et Menneske gjør under sin Gang; hann njósnar slíkt,er hann má, þat er nauðsynligt var, okferr aptr sömu leið ok leitast um, hvarvildast væri at fara, ok freistaði umöll stig Pr. 31010. 2) Trin i Stige hvorpaa man træder ved at gaa op ellerned; hann sá himininn opnast, ok þangatlá stiginn til; var ek þá - kominn íhit efsta stigit, er þú vaktir mik Flat.II, 34637. 3) Fod som er sat under enGjenstand, for at den kan hvile derpaa, = knakkr 1; knakk átti hann sér,þann er hann sat á, ok váru þrju stigundir knakkinum Heilag. I, 58815; varþangat borin járnrekkja, er gjör var ábrandreiðar mynd ok stig undir Heilag.I, 42918. 4) Krak, = knakkr 3; sérhón til hans miklu blíðligar en fyrrok vísandi honum með hendinni tilþess stigs, sem var fyrir fótum hennar,ok segir: sit hér. Mar. 103712. 5) Plur. stig dvs. Værdighed, = stétt 5;maðr af lítlum stigum Flat. II, 7033;Fld. I, 242.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᛁᚵ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

lat.: latinsk.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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