stulp

English

Etymology

From Middle English stulp, stulpe, from Old Norse stólpi (“post, pillar”), from Proto-Germanic *stulpô (“post, pole, pillar”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to be stiff”). Cognate with Icelandic stólpi, Swedish stolpe, Danish stolpe.

Noun

stulp (plural stulps)

1. (UK, dialect) A short stout post used for any purpose, such as the marking of a boundary.
   • 1821, John Care, The Village Minstrel: And Other Poems:

     Or 'neath the hazel's leafy thatch, On a stulp or mossy ground

References

• “stulp”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ʏlp

Noun

stulp f (plural stulpen, diminutive stulpje n)

1. Alternative form of stolp
2. hut, shelter