Stía

Old Norse Dictionary - stía

Meaning of Old Norse word "stía" in English.

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

stía: að, to pen, to pen sheep, putting lambs into the separate kró, q. v.; hann heyrði jarm þangat er stiat var, Gullþ. 19, cp. Páll Vídal. 519, and so at the present time, see the remarks s. v. stekkr; hence metaph., stía e-m sundr, to separate.

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

Similar entries:

Stía (II)

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

q. v.: quod vide.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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