stulka

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Old Norse

Etymology

From some derivative of Proto-Germanic *stulukōną (to stalk), apparently referring to the unsteady gait of young girls. Compare Norwegian stulka (to walk uncertainly).[1]

Noun

stulka f

  1. a little girl, young girl, lass

Declension

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Descendants

  • Icelandic: stúlka

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “stulka 1”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary]‎ (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 555

Further reading

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