Stilla

Old Icelandic Dictionary - stilla

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "stilla" in English.

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

stilla Old Icelandic word can mean:

stilla: (-ta, -tr), v.

stilla: 1) to still, soothe, calm (Njörðr stillir sjá ok eld);

stilla: ~ sik, to control oneself, keep control of one’s temper;

stilla: ~ sonu okkura, to restrain our sons;

stilla: 2) to moderate, temper, with dat. (konungr var allreiðr ok stillti þó vel orðum sínum);

stilla: 3) to arrange, settle;

stilla: vel er þessu í hóf stillt, this is very justly settled;

stilla: ~ gørðinni, to moderate, regulate the arbitration;

stilla: ~ til um e-t, to arrange (hversu þeir skyldi til ~ um ferðina);

stilla: ~ svá til, at, to manage, that (nú skulum vér ~ svá til, at þeir nái eigi at renna);

stilla: 4) to tune an instrument (~ hörpu, strengi);

stilla: 5) to walk with measure, noiseless steps (hann stillti at rekkjunni hljóðliga);

stilla: 6) to entrap, outwit (hann þykkist nú hafa stilltan þik mjök í þessu).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᛚᛚᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

e-t: eitthvat.

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