Stakka

Old Norse Dictionary - stakka

Meaning of Old Norse word "stakka" in English.

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

stakka Old Norse word can mean:

stakka: u, f. [akin to stakkr; cp. Dan. stakket = brief, scant]:—a stump; hafi sá stökku er stytti, Gþl. 399, Jb. 274.

stakka: 2. a hide, when flayed, but not cut up (= belgr); in bjarn-stakka, hafr-stakka, hrein-stakka, varg-stakka, q. v. (not staka).

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

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