No. 940 in Icelandic
stíga
"Stíga" means "to step" or "to tread" in English.
In a sentence
Ég steig yfir hindrunina.
I stepped over the obstacle.
This usage of 'stíga' involves a literal physical action of stepping over something.
Þú verður að stíga varlega í þessum vettlingum.
You need to step carefully in these gloves.
Here, 'stíga' refers to the action of stepping, coupled with an adverb describing caution.
Hann stígur inn í skáldskapinn með nýrri sögu.
He steps into poetry with a new story.
In this example, 'stíga' is used metaphorically to mean beginning or entering an activity in a figurative sense.
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