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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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board side. (lá landit á s.); á stjórn Hákoni jarli, on the starboard side of Earl H.; (3) rule, government; þat er meire s., at, it is more fitting, that.
stjórna (), v. to rule over, govern, with dat.; (lifir hann of allar aldir ok stjórnar öllu ríki sínu).
stjórnaðar-maðr, m. ruler.
stjórnan, f. ruling.
stjórnar-blað, n. the blade of a rudder (á stafni ok á -blaði).
stjórnari, m. (1) steersman; (2) ruler, guider (s. himintunglanna).
stjórnar-lauss, a. without rule (-laust ríki);
-maðr, m. (1) steersman; (2) ruler (-maðr yfir e-u);
-vald, -veldi, n. authority;
-völr, m. tiller; cf. 'hjálmunvölr'.
stjórn-bitlaðr, pp. bitted, bridled, of a horse (brá hón af stalli -bitluðum);
-borði, m. starboard side;
-byrðingr, m. starboard man;
-fastr, a. provided with a rudder;
-lauss, a. rudderless;
-látr, a. = -samr;
-ligr, a. orderly;
-marr, m. poet. 'ruddersteed', ship;
-samr, a. able as a ruler, fitted to rule;
-við (gen. -viðjar), f. band fastening the rudder to the ship;
-völr, m. = stjórmar-völr.
stjóp-barn, n. stepchild;
-dóttir, f., -faðir, m., -móðir, f. step-daughter, -father, -mother.
stjúpr, m., stepson, = stjúpsonr.
stjölr (acc. pl. stjölu),m. rump.
stjörnu-bók, f. (book of) astronomy or astrology.
stjörnubókar-list, f. = stjörnbók;
-maðr, m. astronomer, astrologer.
stjörnu-gangr, m. the course of the stars;
-íþrótt, -list, f. astronomy;
-ljós, n. star-light;
-mark, n. constellation;
-meistari, m. astrologer;
-rím, n. astrology;
-tal, n. number of stars;
-vegr, m. constellation.
stoð (pl. støðr, steðr, later stoðir), f. (1) pillar, post; eru veggir hans ok steðr ok stólpar af rauðu gulli, its walls and pillars and posts are of red gold; (2) fig. prop, support (margar stoðir runnu undir hann, frændr, mágar ok vinir).
stoða (), v. (1) to stay, support, back (s. mál e-s); s. til e-s, to help, assist in a thing; (2) to avail, boot, with dat.; ekki mun mér þat s., ef mér er dauði ætlaðr, that with stand me in no stead, if death is doomed for me; hvat stoðar þat, what boots it?
stoða-maðr, m. supporter.
stofa, f. sitting-room (milli stofu ok eldhúss; frá eldaskála inn í stofu).
stofn (-s, -ar), m. (1) stump of a cut tree (var þá eytt skógunum ok stóðu stofnarnir eptir); (2) foundation; standa á sterkum stofni, to stand on a strong footing, stand firmly (ríkit er ungt ok stendr eigi á svá sterkum stofni sem skyldi); setja vel (illa) á s. við e-n, to treat one well (badly); hefjast tveim stofnum, to look uncertain, of a journey.
stofna (), v. to establish, found (s. mustari); s. heit, to make a vow; s. hestaping, to arrange (get up) a public horse-fight; s. ráð, ráðagerð, ætlan, to form a plan; s. kaup, kaupmála, to strike a bargain; S. kvað hann víst verr launa vistina en stofnat var, worse than was intended.
stofu-búnaðr, m., -dyrr, f. pl., -gluggr, m., gólf, n., -horn, n., -hurð, f., -pallr, m., -reykr, m., the hangings, doorway, window, floor, corner, door, flooring, smoke of a sitting-room.
stokka (), v. to build, raise; s. hátt, to aim high.
stokka-belti, n. a belt composed of plates clasped together;
-búr, n. a chamber built of stocks or logs (as in Norway);
-ker, n. a cask placed on stocks (sýruker eðr stokkaker).
stokkinn, pp. from 'støkkva'; blóði s., sprinkled with blood, blood-stained; E. var þá á øfra aldri ok stokkit hár hans, E. was up in years, and his hair was sprinkled with grey.
stokk-lauss, a. without a stock, of an anchor.
stokkr (-s, -ar), (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; (2) the wall of a log-house; innan stokks, fyrir innan stokk, inside the house, in-doors



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