Stóll

Old Norse Dictionary - stóll

Meaning of Old Norse word "stóll" in English.

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

stóll Old Norse word can mean:

stóll: m. [common to all Teut. languages], a stool, chair; setjask á stól, Nj. 179; eptir endi-löngu vórn skipaðir stólar, Fms. x. 16; stólar tveir (in a church), Vm. 70.

stóll: 2. metaph. a bishop’s see or residence, Fms. ix. 2 (biskups-stóll); sitja at stóli, Bs. i. 171; for biskup heim til stóls síns, 508; skal annarr biskup vera at stóli í Skálaholti, K. Þ. K.; Hóla-stóll, Skálaholts-s, the see of H., Sc.: of the pope, a see, 625. 58: of a king, a throne; stól ok höfuðstað, Ó. H. 65, Fms. vii. 159, Stj.

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

Similar entries:

Stóll (I)

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Teut.: Teutonic.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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