Stappa

Old Norse Dictionary - stappa

Meaning of Old Norse word "stappa" in English.

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

stappa Old Norse word can mean:

stappa: að, [Germ. stampfen; Engl. stamp], to stamp; stappa fótum, to stamp with the feet, Grett. 130 A; S. niðr stafnum. Band. 16 new Ed.; stappa e-n til dauðs, MS. 4. 32: to stamp down, þeir stöppuðu snjóinn með spjót-sköptum sínum, FmS. ix. 234: phrases, stappa stáli í e-n, to put steel into, to encourage; það stappar nærri, it ‘stamps near one,’ is on the point. FaS. i. 420.

stappa: II. to bray in a mortar; stappa lauk, Ó. H. 223, Pr. 471, 472.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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