stígr

See also: Stígr and stigr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Related to stíga.

Alternative forms

• stigr

Noun

stígr m (genitive stígs)

1. path

Declension

Declension of stígr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stígr	stígrinn	stígar	stígarnir
accusative	stíg	stíginn	stíga	stígana
dative	stígi	stíginum	stígum	stígunum
genitive	stígs	stígsins	stíga	stíganna

Declension of stígr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stígr	stígrinn	stígir	stígirnir
accusative	stíg	stíginn	stígu	stíguna
dative	stígi	stíginum	stígum	stígunum
genitive	stígar	stígarins	stíga	stíganna

Descendants

• Icelandic: stígur
• Faroese: stíggjur, stígur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sti, stig
• Norwegian Bokmål: sti
• Old Swedish: stīgher
  • Swedish: stig
• Old Danish: sti, stig, stigh
  • Danish: sti

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

stígr

1. inflection of stíga:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. third-person singular present indicative

Further reading

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