Stig

Old Norse Dictionary - stig

Meaning of Old Norse word "stig" in English.

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

stig Old Norse word can mean:

stig: n. [stíga], a step; stig fyrir stig, step for step.

stig: 2. a path = stigr, hann freistaði um öll stig. Róm. 310.

stig: 3. as a measure, a pace = Lat. passus; fjögur fet göra stig, MS. 732; mæli-stig, a degree, mathem.

stig: 4. the step of a ladder; var ek þá kominn í hit efsta stigit, Ó. H. 211 (mod. hapt or stiga-hapt).

stig: II. a step or degree in point of birth or family; in the phrase, af … stigum, of low (small, high) degree; af meirum stigum eðr minnum, FaS. i. 242; af litlum stigum, SkS. 749; af háfum stigum, and the like.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

m.: masculine.

Lat.: Latin.

S.: Saga.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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