Starkaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - starkaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "starkaðr" in English.

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

starkaðr: or better Störkuðr, m., qs. Stark-höðr, [from sterkr and Höðr]:—a pr. name, Landn., Fas., the famous Danish mythical hero. Starkaðar-lag, n. the name of a metre, Edda (Ht.)

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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