Strangr

Old Norse Dictionary - strangr

Meaning of Old Norse word "strangr" in English.

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

strangr Old Norse word can mean:

strangr: adj., ströng, strangt, [a common Teut. word]:—strong: of a stream, ströng á, a strong, rapid river, Ísl. ii. 352, Fms. viii. 49; strangt straumfall, Stj. 489; allra á (gen. pl.) strangast, Stj. 73; strangr, opp. to hægr, Hom. (St.); ströngust orrosta, the strongest, hottest fight, Eg. 33; bardagi langr ok s., Stj. 544: of pain, strangan augna-verk, Bs. i. 317; ströng sótt, Pr. 411.

strangr: 2. hard, rigid, severe, [Germ. streng]; strangr ok stríðr, Stj. 155, Bs. ii. 58; strangt atkvæði, Hom. (St.); at þeir sé strangari í at göra yðvarn vilja, Ld. 178; ströng var stórhuguð, Am. 72; ú-strangr, gentle, meek, Fb. i. 340.

strangr: II. a nickname, strangi, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

pl.: plural.

Teut.: Teutonic.

Germ.: German.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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