Stýfa

Old Norse Dictionary - stýfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "stýfa" in English.

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

stýfa Old Norse word can mean:

stýfa: ð, [stúfr], to cut off, chop off, curtail, Jb. 274; af stýfa, Stj. 379; s. af tungunni, Hom. 115; s. höfuð af e-m, Al. 53; því berr hann stýfðan stert, a docked tail, Gsp.

stýfa: II. part. stýft, a metrical term, apocopated; stýfð vísu-orð, Edda (Ht.) 133.

stýfa: 2. a mark on a sheep’s ear, made by cutting the top off (stýft hægra).

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Gsp.: Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

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