Hi there Mark,

Stælltr you say tempered (forged) of iron, of steal, of any metal-
object.

Referring to a man also that has muscles.


Thanks Uoden

--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "mhall940" <markhall@...> wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> Hopefully this is just my bad knowledge of ON...
>
> Working on a price list in the Gragas, I run across this line:
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>
> Stælltr le eggelningr oc vegi xviii. aura heill oc stálsorfenn.
Þeir
> scolo iii. fvr. .ii.aura.
>
> Now what is causing me all sorts of trouble is
>
> Stælltr
>
> I draw a blank on it in Zoega, and Cleasby and Vigfusson. In some
of
> the translated versions of the text, I fond they translate the
word
> as scythe, but am baffled to see how they get it or
> what word it is from. Any suggestions? TIA!
>
> Best, Mark Hall
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>
>
> Any suggestions?
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