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): /ˈstæl.xrɑːn/, [ˈstæɫ.r̥ɑːn]

stælhrān m

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

     Ðā dēor hī hatað hrānas; ðara wǣron syx stӕlhrānas; ða bēoð swӯðe dӯre mid Finnum, forðǣm hīe fōð ðā wildan hrānas mid.

     They call these wild animals, reindeer; six of them were decoy-reindeer; they are valuable to the Finns, because they capture the wild reindeer with [them].