Stúka

Old Norse Dictionary - stúka

Meaning of Old Norse word "stúka" in English.

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

stúka Old Norse word can mean:

stúka: u, f. [mid. H. G. stuche = manica]:—a sleeve; næfra-stúkan á hendi hans annarri, Fas. ii. 281; bryn-stúka (q. v.), a sleeve of mail.

stúka: II. a wing of a building; hús … þar vóru fjórar stúkur, Fms. v. 287: esp. of a church, a wing, chapel, vestry, í musteris-vegginn er stúka, Symb. 57; kemr bróðir í stúkuna, Mar.; leiddi hann í eina stúku norðr frá sönghús-dyrum, Fms. v.ii. 25; Nikulás-stúka, Vm. 118; Jóns-s., Bs. i. 430; stúku-dyrr, Sturl. iii. 90.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

mid. H. G.: middle High German.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

esp.: especially.

m.: masculine.

s. v.: sub voce.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Symb.: Symbolae. (H. IV.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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