Stigr

Old Norse Dictionary - stigr

Meaning of Old Norse word "stigr" in English.

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

stigr: (also sounded stígr, stíg and víg make rhyme in old poems), m., gen. stigs, dat. stig; n. pl. stigar, stiga, which forms seem older and better than stigir, stigu, which also occur: [A. S. stíg; Early Engl. stie; Engl. stair; Dan. sti; Germ. steg; cp. North. E. stye or stie, a steep ascent or pass, as in stye-head Pass]:—a path, footway; sveinarnir hljópu þegar á stiginn er heim lá til bæjarins, FmS. ii. 100; sá er stigana hafði bannat, FS. 5; dreif liðit af hverjum stig (dat.). Anal. 88; ok ferr þá stigu, Edda 44; taka úkunna stiga, to walk in unknown paths, Fms, viii. 30; kanna ókunna stigu, to visit unknown paths, i. e. foreign lands; ganga þessa stigu, FS. 32; þóttú lafir á stigum, id.; hylr stigu alla, of snow, Gísl. 28 (drífr í stigu alla, 112. l. c.); stemma stiga fyrir e-m, to bar one’s way, cut one off, Róm. 213; vega ok stiga, ways and paths, SkS. 625 B; götu ok stigu, GrEg. 31; ryðja stiginn, to rid or clear the way, Eg. 289; af-stigr, FS. 5; hjá-stigr, a by-path; leyni-stigr (q. v.), a hidden path; gagn-stígr, a ‘gain-path,’ short cut; glap-stigr, vil-stigr, stafkarls-stigr, ein-stigi, q. v. stiga-maðr, m. a highwayman. Eg. 537, FS. 8, Gullþ. 10, FmS. v. 46; stigamenn ok ránsmenn, Hkr. ii. 336.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

North. E.: Northern English.

pl.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Anal.: Analecta. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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