Steikja

Old Norse Dictionary - steikja

Meaning of Old Norse word "steikja" in English.

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

steikja: ð and t, [a common Teut. word], to ‘steak’ or ‘stoke,’ roast; s. á teini, Am. 79; s. hjarta við funa, Fm. 32; eta lítt steikt, Hkv. 2. 7; en er Sigurðr steikði hjartað, Edda 74; sá hann at maðr steiktr lá á eldinum, Fms. viii. 107: the phrase, steikja smæra enn …, to have a smaller steak on the spit than …, 414: steikja is in Icel. also used of meat baked on embers, steikja köku, steikja roð, opp. to baked in a pan.

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

Teut.: Teutonic.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fm.: Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

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