Stökkull

Old Norse Dictionary - stökkull

Meaning of Old Norse word "stökkull" (or stǫkkull) in English.

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

stökkull Old Norse word can mean:

stökkull (stǫkkull): m. (stökkvill, D. I. i. 408), a brush used for sprinkling holy water, an aspersoir, Eb. 10, Stj. 279, D. I.I.)">Bs. i. 195, Hkr. i. 139.

stökkull (stǫkkull): 2. a ‘jumper,’ the name of a whale, see Ísl. Þjóðs., Eggert Itin.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, stökkull may be more accurately written as stǫkkull.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

D. I.: Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

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