Strá

Old Norse Dictionary - strá

Meaning of Old Norse word "strá" in English.

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

strá Old Norse word can mean:

strá: ð, [A. S. streowjan; Engl. strew], to strew, cover (benches) with straw; stráit bekki, Þkv. 22; bekki at strá, Em. 1; gólf var stráð, Rm. 23 (but only in the house of Faðir and Móðir); var stráð gólf á Sæbóli af sefinu af Seftjörn, Gísl. 27 (cp. síðan tekr hann sefit af gólfinu, 29); brynjum um bekki stráð, Gm. 9. ☞ The ‘strá gólf’ (Hkr. iii. 180) is an error for stein-gólf, see FmS. vi. 440, l. c., for the custom of strewing the hall was not a novelty, but a well-known custom of the heathen age from time immemorial.

strá: 2. to strew, SkS. 633 (138 new Ed.)

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

Similar entries:

Strá (II)

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Em.: Eiríks-mál. (A. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Þkv.: Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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