Steggr

Old Norse Dictionary - steggr

Meaning of Old Norse word "steggr" in English.

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

steggr
m., steggi, a, m. [prop. a mounter; in Yorks. a steg is a gander; from stíga, cp. seggr from segja, hugga from hugr]:—a he-bird; andar steggi, a male duck, Karl. 260 (Dan. andrik): in mod. usage steggr also means a tom-cat.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
prop.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
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