This is the 709th most frequent Icelandic word.
stigum
"Stigum" is the dative plural form of "stig," meaning "steps," "stages," or "points" in English.
Here, 'stigum' is the past tense plural form of the verb 'að stíga', meaning 'to step' or 'to climb', indicating the action of stepping or climbing.
Við stigum upp á fjallið með þolinmæði.
We climbed up the mountain with patience.
In this sentence, 'stigum' is used as the dative plural form of the noun 'stig', meaning 'level' or 'stage', referring to game levels.
Við hittum þar á ný stigum í leiknum.
There, we encountered new levels in the game.
Here, 'stigum' is a noun in dative plural form derived from 'stig', meaning 'steps', referring to the physical steps taken during the descent.