Strútr

Old Norse Dictionary - strútr

Meaning of Old Norse word "strútr" in English.

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

strútr Old Norse word can mean:

strútr: m. [Engl. strut], a sort of hood jutting out like a horn, Fms. xi. 77 (whence the name Strút-Haraldr), D. N. ii. 380, Mag. 63; hettu-strútr, a ‘strutting’ hood, H. E. ii. 652; hafa strút á höfðinu, to wear a handkerchief wound round the head, as old women do in Icel.

strútr: 2. the name of a dog with a white neck or head, Fs. (in a verse), and in mod. usage; cp. strýta.

strútr: 3. as a local name, of a ‘strut’-formed fell in Icel., see map of Icel.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

cp.: compare.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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