Stoltz

Old Norse Dictionary - stoltz

Meaning of Old Norse word "stoltz" in English.

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

stoltz Old Norse word can mean:

stoltz
and stoltr, adj. [for. word from the Germ. stoltz], proud; in alliteration, svá styrkr ok stollz, Þiðr. 112; svá stoltz eðr stórr, FmS. iv. 162; þótt þú sér stolz ok stórr, Mag. 3; þó þeir væri svá stollz, at …, Eb. 10 new Ed. (see the foot-note 4): the form stoltr only occurs in later vellums and paper MSS., stoltum né dramblátum, FaS. i. 89, Eb. 10, v. l.; þeim hvíta hesti, er ek sá engan stolltara, Karl. 234: passim in mod. usage since the Reformation, through Dan. from Low Germ., stoltir herrar, stoltan stað, BS. ii. 305 (verses 2–4 of a poem of A. D. 1540); borgaði holtið stoltum, BS. ii. 482 (verse 18), PasS., Vídal.
stoltz
COMPDS: stoltarfljóð, stoltarmenn.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. D.
Anno Domini.
adj.
adjective.
Dan.
Danish.
for.
foreign.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Mag.
Magus Saga. (G. II.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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