Starf

Old Norse Dictionary - starf

Meaning of Old Norse word "starf" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

starf: n. a trouble, labour, business, Sks. 549; þetta starf, Nj. 77; hann hafði ekki starf fyrir því, Fas. i. 36; hafa mikit starf, Fms. ix. 480; hvers starfs (employment) eðr stéttar, H. E. i. 514; hafa þvílíkt starf, Eg. 50. starfs-maðr, m. a worker, Eg. 203, Grett. 123 A, Lv. 105, Bs. i. 738.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᚱᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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