Stumra

Old Norse Dictionary - stumra

Meaning of Old Norse word "stumra" in English.

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

stumra Old Norse word can mean:

stumra
að, [Engl. stumble], to stumble, of the gait; fór hann seint ok stumraði, Fms. ii. 59; stumrar hann geysi-mjök, iii. 94; stumraði hann ok gékk við tvær hækjur, Grett. 161.
stumra
2. = styrma; stumra þeir at Butralda, Fbr. 40.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
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