Stipti

Old Norse Dictionary - stipti

Meaning of Old Norse word "stipti" in English.

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

stipti: n. [Dan. stift, and earlier Low Germ. form stigt]:—in Denmark and Norway the country is divided into stifter, i. e. bailiwicks, or eccl. bishoprics; in Icel. the word and thing are quite mod.; hence stiptamt and stiptamt-maðr, a governor.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

Germ.: German.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.