Stakr

Old Norse Dictionary - stakr

Meaning of Old Norse word "stakr" in English.

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

stakr: adj. [stök, stakt], single, odd; handlín stakt, an odd napkin, Pm. 73 (cp. Dan. umage); tvennir hauzkar og einn stakr, stakr sokkr, etc.; annan vetr verðr stakt sævar-fall, Rb. 90; fjórtán hundruð, sextigi, ok eitt stakt, Ann. 415. 10; sjaldan er ein báran stök, a saying: adv. stöku-, in compds, stöku-sinnum, adv. now and then; ein-stakr.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

adv.: adverb.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

etc.: et cetera.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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