Staka

Old Norse Dictionary - staka

Meaning of Old Norse word "staka" in English.

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

staka Old Norse word can mean:

staka
að, to punt, push; stökuðu þeir húskörlum Sveins, Landn. 286 (stjaka, v. l.), Fms. vi. 269; þeir stökuðu Gretti, Grett. 198 A; síðan tók hann ok stakaði (stjakaði) honum, Fas. i. 62, Bs. i. 860.
staka
II. to stagger; stakar hann at eldinum, Finnb. 310; hrindr maðr öðrum svá at hann stakar við, n. G. l. i. 69; hann stakaði við, Fms. i. 44; hann stakar nær at honum Þorleifi … ok jafnt í því hann stakar við, xi. 133; ok stakar hann fyrir vápna-ganginum, Al. 80; hestrinn stakaði, Karl. 538.

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

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Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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