Stokkr

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

stokkr Old Icelandic word can mean:

stokkr

(-s, -ar),

stokkr

1) stock, trunk, block, log of wood (skutu þeir stokki í hryginn svá at í sundr tók); fœra fórnir stokkum eða steinum, to offer to stocks or stones;

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2) the wall of a log-house; innan stokks, fyrir innan stokk, inside the house, in-doors (Hrútr fekk henni öll ráð í hendr fyrir innan stokk); útan stokks, fyrir útan stokk, outside the house, out-of-doors;

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3) = set~; drekka e-n af stokki, to drink one under the table; stíga á stokk ok strengja heit, to place one’s foot on the stock (set~) and make avow;

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4) board along the front of a bed (Egill gekk til rekkjunnar Armóðs ok hnykkti honum á stokk fram);

stokkr

5) anchor-stock, = akkeris~;

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6) stock of an anvil (klauf Sigurðr steðja Regins ofan í stokkinn með sverðinu);

stokkr

7) gunwale of a ship, = borð~;

stokkr

8) pl. stocks on which ships are built, = bakkastokkar; skipit hljóp af stokkunum fram á ána, the ship slid of the stocks into the river;

stokkr

9) a pair of stocks for culprits; setja e-n í stokk, to set one in the stocks;

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10) a piece of wood put on the horns of cattle (var ~inn af hornum graðungsins);

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11) trunk, chest, case.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚴᚴᚱ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary