stapi in Old Norse

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Etymology: Unclear etymology. Ablaut relation to Old Saxon stōpo (“step, track, tread”), Old High German stuofa, stuoffa, German Stufe (“step, tread (of a ladder); stepladder”), Old English stæpe, English step; further also Old Norse stǫpull, English steeple, also stoop and steep etc; potentially also English staple, Latin stabilis (“steadfast”). Etymology templates: {{cog|osx|stopo|stōpo|step, track, tread}} Old Saxon stōpo (“step, track, tread”), {{cog|goh|stuofa}} Old High German stuofa, {{cog|de|Stufe||step, tread (of a ladder); stepladder}} German Stufe (“step, tread (of a ladder); stepladder”), {{cog|ang|stæpe}} Old English stæpe, {{cog|en|step}} English step, {{cog|non|stǫpull}} Old Norse stǫpull, {{cog|en|steeple}} English steeple, {{cog|en|staple}} English staple, {{cog|la|stabilis||steadfast}} Latin stabilis (“steadfast”) Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} stapi m, {{non-noun|m}} stapi m

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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
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        "2": "Stufe",
        "3": "",
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        "2": "stæpe"
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "step"
      },
      "expansion": "English step",
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        "2": "stǫpull"
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "English steeple",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "staple"
      },
      "expansion": "English staple",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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        "3": "",
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        "based on descendants: raised stones as boundary markers"
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        "based on descendants: steeple"
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          "steeple"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "stapi"
}

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    "Old Norse lemmas",
    "Old Norse masculine nouns",
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  "derived": [
    {
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    }
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      "lang_code": "is",
      "word": "stapi"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "word": "stape"
        }
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "Stufe",
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      },
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        "2": "step"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "stǫpull"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse stǫpull",
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    },
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      },
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      },
      "expansion": "English staple",
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    },
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        "3": "",
        "4": "steadfast"
      },
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  "etymology_text": "Unclear etymology. Ablaut relation to Old Saxon stōpo (“step, track, tread”), Old High German stuofa, stuoffa, German Stufe (“step, tread (of a ladder); stepladder”), Old English stæpe, English step; further also Old Norse stǫpull, English steeple, also stoop and steep etc; potentially also English staple, Latin stabilis (“steadfast”).",
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        "based on descendants: raised stones as boundary markers"
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}

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"stapi" meaning in Old Norse

Noun