Stanga

Old Norse Dictionary - stanga

Meaning of Old Norse word "stanga" in English.

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

stanga Old Norse word can mean:

stanga: að, to prick, goad, Fms. iii. 193, vii. 62, 161, viii. 281, xi. 155; stanga ór tönnum sér (s. tennr), to pick the teeth, Nj. 185.

stanga: 2. to spear fish, Grág. ii. 346.

stanga: 3. to butt, of cattle, Bs. i. 345, Grág. ii. 119, Gþl. 190.

stanga: II. reflex. to butt one another, Grág. ii. 329, Vápn. 46, Bret. 55.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Vápn.: Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)

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