Stóll

Old Icelandic Dictionary - stóll

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "stóll" in English.

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

stóll Old Icelandic word can mean:

stóll
I)
stóll
(-s, -ar), m.
stóll
1) stool, chair (setjast á stól);
stóll
2) bishop’s see or residence (fór biskup heim til stóls síns); sitja at stóli, to be bishop; vera at stóli, to reside (skal annarr biskup vera at stóli í Skálaholti);
stóll
3) a king’s throne or residence (S. konungr setti stól sinn ok höfuðstað í Konungahellu);
stóll
4) pl. a class of angels.
stóll
II)
stóll
m. a kind of table (hann tók borðbúnað af stólnum).
stóll
III)
stóll
m. stock (cf. skipa~).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᛚᛚ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
f.
feminine.

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