Ham-stoli

Old Norse Dictionary - ham-stoli

Meaning of Old Norse word "ham-stoli" in English.

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

ham-stoli: mod. ham-stola, adj. ‘ham-stolen,’ prop. a wizard whose skin has been stolen, and hence metaph. frantic, furious, Eg. 565, FmS. vi. 198, Barl. 56, Karl. passim, cp. VölS. S. FaS. i. 130.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

prop.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Völs. S.: Völsunga Saga. (C. II.)

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