stælhran

First element unclear, but the second part of the compound is hrān (“reindeer”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /ˈstælˌxrɑːn/, [ˈstælˌr̥ɑːn]

stælhrān m

1. decoy reindeer (used to catch wild reindeer)
   • c. 900, The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan:

     Þā dēor hī hātað hrānas. Þāra wǣron syx stӕlhrānas; ðā bēoð swȳðe dȳre mid Finnum, for ðǣm hȳ fōð þā wildan hrānas mid.

     They call these animals reindeer. Six of them were decoy reindeer; they are very valuable to the Finns, because they capture the wild reindeer with them.

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