stakkur

From Old Norse stakkr.

stakkur m (genitive singular staks, plural stakkar)

1. sea stack

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

stakkur m (genitive singular stakks, nominative plural stakkar)

1. coat

• vel í stakk búinn, vera vel í stakk búinn (“well prepared to do something”)
• illa í stakk búinn, vera illa í stakk búinn (“badly prepared to do something”)
• sníða sér stakk eftir vexti (“to cut one's coat according to one's cloth, to not bite off more than one can chew, to live according to one's means, and not more”)

From Old Norse stakkr (“barn; rick; haystack; heap; pile”), from Proto-Germanic *stakkaz (“barn; rick; haystack”). More at stack.

stakkur m (genitive singular stakks, nominative plural stakkar)

1. stack

   Synonym: hlaði

• stafli
• yfirhöfn