Stirðna

Old Norse Dictionary - stirðna

Meaning of Old Norse word "stirðna" in English.

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

stirðna Old Norse word can mean:

stirðna: að, to become stiff, Greg. 67, Fms. iii. 129, Eb. 220; stirðnaðr ok dauðr, Fær. 269; stirðnat lík, Fms. viii. 232, freq. in old and mod. usage.

stirðna: 2. metaph. to become severe; tók veðrit at stirðna, Grett. 86 A; þá stirðnaði (styrmdi?) á fyrir þeim, it grew rough, 125 A; of the temper, þeir tóku mjök at s. við hann, Fms. xi. 245.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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