Stétt

Old Norse Dictionary - stétt

Meaning of Old Norse word "stétt" in English.

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

stétt Old Norse word can mean:

stétt: f. [no doubt akin to A. S. stibtan = to found; Germ. stiften; formed like réttr, léttr (q. v.); stétt therefore prop. means a foundation]:—a pavement; en er hann kom fram í stéttirnar, Sturl. ii. 107; kirkju-stétt, iii. 200, 221: in Icel. the raised pavement running along the front of houses is called stétt, bæjar-stétt.

stétt: 2. stepping-stones; þeir færðu stéttir þær í ána, er aldri hefir ór rekit síðan, Grett. 113 A.

stétt: 3. the foot-piece or base of a vessel; fjórði kaleikr er undan er stéttin, Vm. 29.

stétt: II. [influenced by, if not derived from, the Lat. status]:—degree, rank; hverrar stéttar ertú, FmS. iii. 182; makligan þeirrar stéttar, Mar.; til allra klerkligra stétta, H. E. i. 475; margar stéttir, Stj. 299: very freq. in mod. usage, andleg stétt = the clergy; veraldleg stétt = the laity: old writers freq. use it in masc. when in this sense (stéttr), hann tekr aptr allan fyrra stétt, Th. 5; resignera ábóta-stéttinn, Ann. 1393, BS. ii. passim.

stétt: COMPDS: stéttarker, stéttarlausS.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

prop.: proper, properly.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Lat.: Latin.

masc.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

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

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

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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