Stíga

Old Icelandic Dictionary - stíga

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "stíga" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

stíga Old Icelandic word can mean:

stíga
(stig; steig or sté, stigum; stiginn), v.
stíga
1) to step, tread (hón mátti ekki s. á fótinn); s. fótum á land, to set foot on land; s. fram, to step forward; to die, = fara fram; s. undan borði, to rise from table; s. á hest, s. á bak, to mount one’s horse, get on horseback; s. af hesti, af baki, to alight; s. á skip, to go on board; s. fyrir borð, to leap overboard; s. ofan, to step down; s. upp, to ascend; s. til ríkis, to ascend the throne; s. yfir e-t, to overcome; s. yfir höfuð e-m, to get the better of one;
stíga
2) to step on, set foot on, with acc.; hér sté hón land af legi, she landed here from the sea; O. steig í sundr orfit, O. trod asunder the scythe-handle.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᚴᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.
acc.
accusative.

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