Strákr

Old Norse Dictionary - strákr

Meaning of Old Norse word "strákr" in English.

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

strákr Old Norse word can mean:

strákr: m. [strjúka?], a landlouper, vagabond, Korm. 196; hón átti börn með strákum, Bs. i. 286, 807; strákar, opp. to góðir menn, Sturl. i. 62; strákar, stafkarlar, göngu-menn, opp. to ‘röskir menn,’ ii. 6; einn útan-héraðs strákr … strákrinn, Bs. i. 627; þar vóru menn fengnir at vaka strákar þrír. Sturl. iii. 146: in mod. usage an idle lad, a rascal, þegiðu, strákr!

strákr: COMPDS: strákligr, strákmaðr, strákóttr, strákskapr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

opp.: opposed.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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