Stikill

Old Norse Dictionary - stikill

Meaning of Old Norse word "stikill" in English.

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

stikill Old Norse word can mean:

stikill: m. [Ulf. stikls = ποτήριον], the pointed end of a horn, often mounted with gold or silver; manns-höfuð var á stiklinum, Fms, iii. 190; stikillinn hornsins, Edda 32; ristin horn vóru á honum (the ox) ok rennt gulli í stiklana, Fas. iii. 30; slær sik eitt horn á auga hestinum … stikillinn stingr þat brott, Bs. ii. 177.

stikill: II. = stilkr, a stilt; bauna stiklar, Barl. 46.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

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