Styrj-öld

Old Norse Dictionary - styrj-öld

Meaning of Old Norse word "styrj-öld" (or styrj-ǫld) in English.

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

styrj-öld (styrj-ǫld): f., gen. styrjaldar, spelt stjorjold, Bs. i. 581; [styrr and öld]:—‘stir-age,’ war, fray, tumult; vekja styrjöld, 623. 25; hefir þú þat skap er engi styrjöld fylgir, thou art no man of war, Landn. 260; með mikilli s. ok gný, Fms. x. 265; ópi ok s., i. 273; standa á s., Fas. iii. 155; fremja s., 623. 11; göra mikla styrjöld, Stj. 489; með harðfengi sinni ok s., Fb. ii. 71; orrosta þessi ok s., 298. styrjaldar-maðr, m. a warlike man, Ísl. ii. 361; vér fundum þenna styrjaldar-mann, this peace-disturber, 645. 97; hann hafði engi s. verit hér til, Sturl. iii. 7; styrjaldar-Magnús, Fms. vii.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, styrj-öld may be more accurately written as styrj-ǫld.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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