Stertr

Old Norse Dictionary - stertr

Meaning of Old Norse word "stertr" in English.

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

stertr Old Norse word can mean:

stertr: 1. m. [A. S. steort; Engl. start in red-start; O. H. G. sterz], a tail, the vertebrae of the tail; skera tagl upp í stert, to dock a horse’s tail; því berr hann stýfðan stert, FaS. i. (in a verse).

stertr: 2. part. [cp. Engl. start, upstart], stately, haughty; Sámr gékk mjök upp stertr, S. stalked very stately, haughtily, prob. from the fine dress (sterta); gengr hann upp stert mjök, Mork. 38.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

cp.: compare.

part.: participle.

prob.: probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)

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