Stinga

Old Norse Dictionary - stinga

Meaning of Old Norse word "stinga" in English.

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

stinga Old Norse word can mean:

stinga
sting, pret. stakk, stakkt (stakst), stakk, pl. stungu; subj. styngi; imperat. stikk, stikktú; part. stunginn: [Goth. stiggan; A. S. stingan; Engl. sting, stick, and stitch; Germ. stechen; Dan. stikke]:—to sting, stick, stab; maðr stingr á manni stauri, stöngu eða öxar-skapti, eða spjótskapti, n. G. l. i. 69; hann stakk öxar-skaptinu á Þrándi, Eg. 717; hann stakk við forkinum, 220; S. höndum við e-m, Finnb.; stinga við fótum, to put the foot forward, of one suddenly stopping, Finnb. 300; hann stingr niðr atgeirinum, Nj. 83; hann stakk niðr merkinu í jörðina, he stuck the pole fast, FmS. viii. 363; hann stakk sverðinu í bug hringinum, Eg. 306; at Búi hafi stungit stúfunum í hringa kistnanna. FmS. i. 178; stikk stafs-broddi mínum í vatnið, Landn. 251; stikk mér í, kvað reka, FmS. vii. 115 (stikk í mér, Mork. l. c.); Þórólfr stakk þar sverðinu, Ld. 204; hann stakk því í munn sér, stuck it in his mouth, Eb. 242; stakk hendinni í eldinn, BS. i. 341.
stinga
2. naut., stinga stafni, to stick to the stem, to stick close to; Baglar stungu stófnum at nesinu, FmS. ix. 45; varðmenn sjá land svá nær at þeir stungu nær stafni at, Ld. 76; þeir stinga at stafni, Finnb. 232, 254; hann stakk stafni á milli ok skips Sigurðar, FmS. vii. 264; stinga saman stöfnum, to come to close quarters, in a sea battle, xi. 131.
stinga
3. to stab; stinga augu ór höfði manns, Grág. ii. 11, FS. 99, FmS. vii. 185; S. augat brott, BS. ii. 177; þeir stungu raufar á hásinum þeirra, Hrafn. 20; hann stakk í lófa sér, Eg. 211; of a stitch of pain, svá stingr mik í hjartað, BS. i. 810 (stingi).
stinga
4. metaph. to sting, instigate; stakk hana náttúran til þess, Skálda.
stinga
5. phrases, stinga nösum niðr, to bite the dust, Flóv. 41, FaS. i. 41; stinga saman nefjum, Grett.; S. nefi í feld, FmS. x. 401 (see nef); stinga e-n af, to thrust one through, slay, Ld. 262 (Germ. abstecben); S. e-n af stokki, to spear, slay with a spear, Nj. 166; stinga e-m sneið (see sneið), FmS. iv. 310; stinga e-n, to sting, goad, to blame, FmS. viii. 369; S. at e-m, to have a hit at, Skíða R. 124.
stinga
II. reflex.; þú hefir mjök stungizk til þessa máls, thou hast stuck to, meddled with the case, Ólk. 36: in mod. usage, to stick fast, nálin hefir stungizt í koddann, hnífrinn stakst á oddinn, of a knife dropping on its point; stingast á höfuðið, to make a somersault; stakkst á hnífil feigðar-far, the boat sank stem foremost, Stef. Ól.
stinga
2. part. stunginn, gramm. dotted, pointed, Skálda 178 (see introduction to letters G and T).

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Goth.
Gothic.
imperat.
imperative.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
part.
participle.
pl.
plural.
pret.
preterite.
S.
Saga.
subj.
subjunctive.
naut.
nautical.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
R.
Rimur.
v.
vide.
f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.
reflex.
retlexive.
gramm.
grammar.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hrafn.
Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Flóv.
Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Stef. Ól.
Stefán Ólafsson.
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