Stöpla

Old Norse Dictionary - stöpla

Meaning of Old Norse word "stöpla" (or stǫpla) in English.

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

stöpla Old Norse word can mean:

stöpla (stǫpla): (better than staupla), að, (stolpa, N. G. l. iii. 27, v. l.), [Swed. stjelpa; Dutch over-stelping = overwhelming]:—to bespatter, sprinkle; stórum stauplar nú yfir, Fs. 153; stöplaðisk út af keri, a drop was spilt out of the beaker, Vígl. 52; stöpluðusk yfir kerit (af kerinu) nokkurir dropar, Flóv.

stöpla (stǫpla): 2. ekki ætla ek at stęplaz við htt Haralds konungs, Mork. 89.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Flóv.: Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)

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