Stigi

Old Norse Dictionary - stigi

Meaning of Old Norse word "stigi" in English.

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

stigi Old Norse word can mean:

stigi: a, m., stegi, Sks. 423 (v. l.), 428 B, [stigr]:—a step, ladder, steep ascent; hann sá stiga frá himnum, Ó. H. 211; stiga sex álna hávan, Vm. 129; stigi skal til eldhúss hvers vera, ok tveir krókar í hverjum fjórðungi, n. G. l. ii. 248, passim in old and mod. usage: of a scaling ladder in war, Al. 146, Sks. 413, 423, 428: the phrase, leggja á stiga, to stretch on a ladder, as on a rack, Fms. ix. 349.

stigi: II. Stigi, Stiga-gnúpr, a local name, Landn. stiga-hapt, n. a step in a ladder.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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