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:

     Þā dēor hīe hātaþ hrānas. Þāra wǣron six stӕlhrānas; þā bēoþ swīðe dīere mid Finnum, for þon hīe fōþ þā wildan hrānas mid.

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