stulka

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. ^ Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “stulka 1”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, 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
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