Stöðull

Old Norwegian Dictionary - stöðull

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "stöðull" (or stǫðull) in Norwegian.

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

stöðull (stǫðull): stöðull, m. 1) Sted hvor Kjørene pleie samles og blive staaende for at lade sig malke. Grg. I, 2323; váru þá konur atmjöltum, ok er Þ. reið á stöðulinn,hljóp kýr ein undan honum Eb. 63(11514); Flat. I, 26821; Vápnf. 116; Hítd.47. 2) Sted til Fjelds, hvor man omSommeren holder til med GaardensKreaturbesætning (jvf setr, sætr); kon-ungr var at setrinu um náttina, en atmiðri nátt - þá lét á stöðli afskræm-iliga Flat. II, 31412; DN. I, 1575. II,14612. 6955.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, stöðull may be more accurately written as stǫðull.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᚯᚦᚢᛚᛚ
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:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

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