Straumr

Old Norse Dictionary - straumr

Meaning of Old Norse word "straumr" in English.

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

straumr Old Norse word can mean:

straumr: m. [a common Teut. word; A. S. streâm; Germ. strom; Dan. ström]:—a stream, current, race, of the sea, the tide, a river, Rb. 438; ullar-lagð rak fyrir strauminum. Edda 74; straumr var í sundinu, FmS. i. 93; sigla þeir inn at straumum (of the currents through the belt of islands which bar the mouth of Hvamm-firth in western Icel.) í þann straum er hét Kolkistu-straumr, sá er í mesta lagi þeirra strauma er á Breiðafirði eru, Ld. 56; misganga straumanna, Orkn. 266; fyrir veðri eðr fyrir straumi, Grág. ii. 384: in the phrase, brjóta straum fyrir e-u, to break the stream for one, bear the brunt, Karl. 136, Orkn. 344.

straumr: 2. of the tide; Gunnsteinn segir at þá skipti straumum (change of tide) ok mál væri at sigla, Ó. H. 136; stór-straumr, a spring-tide; smá-straumr, a neap-tide.

straumr: II. in local names, Straumr, Straum-fjörðr, Straum-nes, Landn. strauma-skipti, n. pl. the change of spring-tides, FmS. iv. 304.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Germ.: German.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Teut.: Teutonic.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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