stālp

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stelpa, from Proto-Germanic *stalpijaną.

Verb

stālp (preterite stahd, supine stahdt)

  1. (ergative) To topple.[1]
    Han stahd óppne skrinna
    He turned the wagon upside down.

Alternative forms
  • stäälp
  • stââlp

Etymology 2

From Old Norse stolpi.

Noun

stālp m

  1. A pole or post.

Alternative forms
  • stólp
  • stââlp

References
  1. Rietz, Johan Ernst, “stālp”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 681
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