rǫkstóll
Old Norse
FWOTD – 21 May 2018
Etymology
From rǫk (“fate, judgment”) + stóll (“throne, seat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔk.stoːlː/
Noun
rǫkstóll m (genitive rǫkstóls, plural rǫkstólar)
- council chair, judgement-seat
- Vǫluspá, verse 6, lines 1-2:
- Þá gengu regin ǫll / á rǫkstóla, […]
- Then went all the gods / on the seats of doom, […]
- Vǫluspá, verse 6, lines 1-2:
Declension
Declension of rǫkstóll (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | rǫkstóll | rǫkstóllinn | rǫkstólar | rǫkstólarnir |
| accusative | rǫkstól | rǫkstólinn | rǫkstóla | rǫkstólana |
| dative | rǫkstóli | rǫkstólinum | rǫkstólum | rǫkstólunum |
| genitive | rǫkstóls | rǫkstólsins | rǫkstóla | rǫkstólanna |
References
- rǫkstóll in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
- rǫkstóll in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.