Stöng

Old Norse Dictionary - stöng

Meaning of Old Norse word "stöng" (or stǫng) in English.

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

stöng Old Norse word can mean:

stöng (stǫng): f., gen. stangar, dat. stöngu, Haustl., but else stöng; plur. stangir and stengr: [A. S. steng; North. E. stang; Germ. stange; Dan. stang, pl. stænger]:—a pole; taka mikla stöng ok binda við hvíta blæju, FmS. ix. 358; berja e-n stöngum, to beat with staves, BlaS. 51, MS. 655 xiii. B. 3: of a standard pole (merkis-stöng), taka merkit af stönginni, Nj. 274: the phrase, ganga undir stöng, to go under a pole, in order to be counted up (see skora), FmS. viii. 320: the phrase, bera fé til stangar, of cattle as booty, to bring to the pole, that it may be counted and valued (cp. Lat. ‘sub hasta’), Barl. 188; allt þat er þeir fengi í herförum þá skyldi til stanga bera, FmS. xi. 76; var féit til stanga borit ok skipti Hákon jarl fénu með sér ok svá vápnum þeirra, 147; með svá miklu kapp, at stóð í stönginni, that the tally was full (?), 424 (probably a metaphor from scoring).

stöng (stǫng): COMPDS: Stangar-bolli, -foli, a, m. names of ships, BS. stangar-fylja, u, f., -högg, n. a nickname, Þorst. St. 48, 49.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

North. E.: Northern English.

pl.: plural.

plur.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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