stakk

Icelandic

Verb

stakk

1. first/third-person singular past indicative active of stinga

Middle English

Noun

stakk

1. Alternative form of stak

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

stakk

1. simple past of stikke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stakː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stakkr (“a short garment; doublet”), from Proto-Germanic *stakkaz (“a short jacket”), from *stakkaz (“short”).

Noun

stakk m (definite singular stakken, indefinite plural stakkar, definite plural stakkane)

1. a skirt
2. (Gudbrand Valley) a woman’s whole attire
3. (figuratively) a woman
4. (historical) a (short) coat

   skinnstakk ― leather jacket (used by fishermen)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse stakkr, from Proto-Germanic *stakkaz. Akin to English stack.

Noun

stakk m (definite singular stakken, indefinite plural stakkar, definite plural stakkane)

1. a stack (such as a haystack)

Derived terms

• høystakk

Etymology 3

Verb

stakk

1. past of stikka

References

• “stakk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.