Stela

Old Norse Dictionary - stela

Meaning of Old Norse word "stela" in English.

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

stela Old Norse word can mean:

stela: (stel, stell, Js. 128), pret. stal, stalt, stálu; subj. stæli; imperat. stel, steldú; part. stolinn: [a common Teut. word]:—to steal, with dat. (stela e-u), Eg. 237, Boll. 350, Nj. 74, N. G. l. i. 82; stela stuld, to commit a theft, 83: the phrase, hann stelr öllu sem steini er léttara, he steals whatever is lighter than stone, of a thorough thief.

stela: 2. with acc. to bereave, rob a person; várr skal engi annann stela, N. G. l. i. 81; stela mik (acc.) eign minni, to rob me of my property. Boll. 350; nú er maðr stolinn fé sínu, Gpl. 539.

stela: II. reflex., stelask, to steal in or upon; stelask at e-m, to steal upon, attack a person unawares, Lv. 47; berjask um ljósa daga en stelask eigi at þeim um nætr, Fms. vii. 296; hvárigir stælisk á aðra, ix. 489, v. l.; stelask á e-n, id., Fas. i. 144, Al. 158.

stela: 2. recipr., stelask frá, to steal from one another, Sturl. i. 173. 3. stolinn; með stolinni hendi, with a stolen, thievish hand, Js. 24.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

f.: feminine.

imperat.: imperative.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

part.: participle.

pret.: preterite.

subj.: subjunctive.

Teut.: Teutonic.

acc.: accusative.

pl.: plural.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

reflex.: retlexive.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

pr.: proper, properly.

recipr.: reciprocally.

Works & Authors cited:

Boll.: Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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