Ætternisstapi

== Old Norse == === Etymology === Compound of ætterni +‎ stapi, roughly “kindred precipice”, were stapi means “high and steep mountain or cliff” (cognate to Old English stæpe, English step). === Noun === Ætternisstapi m a fictional cliffside in Gautreks saga, from which a miserly family throw themselves instead of spending money on hospitality ==== Descendants ==== → Swedish: ättestup, ättestupa, ättestapel, ättestapul (from Gautreks saga) → Norwegian Bokmål: ættestup → Danish: ættestup