Stjórn-við

Old Norse Dictionary - stjórn-við

Meaning of Old Norse word "stjórn-við" in English.

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

stjórn-við
gen. -viðjar, the ‘steer-withies,’ steerage-ropes, by which the rudder is worked instead of a tiller, Edda (Gl.) i. 583, v. l. 7; nú brestr í sundr stjórnviðin, ok gengr frá stýrit, Þiðr. 313; stjór-viðjar (gen. sing.), Edda (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
sing.
singular.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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