stjǫlr

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *staluz.

Noun

stjǫlr m (genitive stjalar, dative stili)

  1. rump, hind part; tail

Declension

Declension of stjǫlr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stjǫlr stjǫlrinn stilir stilirnir
accusative stjǫl stjǫlinn stjǫlu stjǫluna
dative stili stilinum stjǫlum stjǫlunum
genitive stjalar stjalarins stjala stjalanna

Descendants

  • Faroese: stjølur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: styl

Further reading

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