Stinga

Old Icelandic Dictionary - stinga

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "stinga" in English.

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

stinga Old Icelandic word can mean:

stinga
(sting; stakk, stungum; stunginn), v.
stinga
1) to thrust, stick, with dat. (hann stakk niðr merkinu í eldinn); s. niðr nösum, to bite the dust; s. við fótum, to stop short;
stinga
2) to stab, with acc.; s. augu ór höfði manns, s. út augu e-s, to put out one’s eyes; impers., stingr mik í hjartat, my heart aches; s. e-n af, to make away with one; s. af stokki við e-n, to push away, cut one short; s. af um liðveizlu, to refuse to grant help;
stinga
3) refl., ~st til e-s, to thrust oneself forward (þú hefir mjök stungizt til þessa máls).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᚾᚴᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
e-s
einhvers.
acc.
accusative.
impers.
impersonal.

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