Stokka

Old Norwegian Dictionary - stokka

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "stokka" in Norwegian.

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

stokka: stokka, v. (að) 1) sætte, fængsle noget i stokk, jvf stokkr 11; jvf gsv. stokkaSchlyter 600a; dróttinn J. Kr. reisirupp sterkliga bundna ok leysir fótstokkaðra Post. 57323; at þú skalt -engin mann fanga, stokka eðr í hegtilsekoma NL. IV, 43118. 2) tømre, lægge Stok paa Stok; var þar brunnr í miðjuok um búit forkunnar vel, stokkaðrumbergis ok luktr með læstri hurðÆf. 912. 3) stokka hátt, lágt dvs. faa, skaffe sig et anseeligt, ringe Giftermaal;hann vil, at hann fái honum kvánfangok biði til handa honum Ragnhildardóttur Þórolfs bónda; faðir hans svarar,at hann vil hátt stokka (stræbe høit)Flat. I, 13431; ek vil eigi kvángast tilþess at stokka enn lágt Fld. II, 55230.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᚮᚴᚴᛆ
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.

L.: Linje.

lat.: latinsk.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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