Stýri-hamla

Old Norse Dictionary - stýri-hamla

Meaning of Old Norse word "stýri-hamla" in English.

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

stýri-hamla: u, f. the ‘rudder strap,’ the loop by which the tiller is worked (sec hamla), Gþl. 122; sitja við stýri-hömlu, Ó. H. 16; skiptusk menn við stýrihömlurnar, Fms. viii. 383: in the phrase, ræna e-n stýrihömlu, to take the skipper’s place, N. G. l. i. 98.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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