stǫpull

See also: stöpull

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stapulaz. Compare English steeple.

Noun

stǫpull m (genitive stǫpuls, plural stǫplar)

  1. steeple, tower
  2. pillar, column

Declension

Declension of stǫpull (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stǫpull stǫpullinn stǫplar stǫplarnir
accusative stǫpul stǫpulinn stǫpla stǫplana
dative stǫpli stǫplinum stǫplum stǫplunum
genitive stǫpuls stǫpulsins stǫpla stǫplanna

Derived terms

  • stǫpla

Descendants

  • Icelandic: stöpull
  • Faroese: støpul
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stopul, støpul, stupul
  • Norwegian Bokmål: støpul
  • Old Swedish: stapul
  • Old Danish: stapæl

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “stöpull”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 416; also available at the Internet Archive
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