Starf-samr

Old Norse Dictionary - starf-samr

Meaning of Old Norse word "starf-samr" in English.

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

starf-samr
adj. industrious: of a thing, laborious, starfsamt líf, Barl. 111; hafa starfsamt, to be busy, have much trouble, Fms. xi. 311, 383, vii. 73, Fas. i. 374: a nickname, iii. 592.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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