Stelling

Old Norse Dictionary - stelling

Meaning of Old Norse word "stelling" in English.

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

stelling: f. [cp. Germ. stellen, stallr], the mast-step; íss var í stellingunni, Fms. ix. 386, v. l.: hence the phrase, setja e-ð í stellingu, to put it firm, right; úr stellingu, out of groove; setja sig í stellingarnar, to put oneself in posture, metaphor taken from raising the mast.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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