Stag

Old Norse Dictionary - stag

Meaning of Old Norse word "stag" in English.

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

stag Old Norse word can mean:

stag: n., pl. stög, [A. S. stæg]:—a stay, esp. the rope from the mast to the stem; en fyrir dragreip tvá aura silfrs ok svá fyrir stag, n. G. l. ii. 283, Edda (Gl.); stögin á kugginum festi á höfði skipsins, ok tók af nasarnar, FmS. x. 135, v. l.; bændr skulu fá reip til skips, en ef missir stags, þá liggja við aurar tólf, n. G. l. i. 199; en er þeir drógu seglit gékk í sundr stagit ok fór seglit ofan þver-skipa, Ó. H. 137: the phrase, á stag, ahead, of a ship; rétt á stag, FmS. vi. (in a verse); á stag stjórnmörum steypa vildi, to make the ship go down head foremost, Hkv. i. 29 (thus to be emended, stagstiorn mörum Cd.)

stag: 2. a rope between poles to hang clothes on for drying.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Cd.: Codex.

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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