Styrr

Old Norse Dictionary - styrr

Meaning of Old Norse word "styrr" in English.

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

styrr Old Norse word can mean:

styrr: m., gen. styrjar and styrs, [Engl. stir], a stir, tumult, brawl, disturbance; styrr varð í ranni, there arose a stir in the hall, Hðm. 24; úlítill styrr, no small stir, Edda (Ht.); stála styrr, hjálma styrr, randa styrr, ‘steel-stir,’ ‘helm-stir,’ ‘shield-stir,’ i. e. a battle, Lex. Poët.

styrr: 2. a stir, battle, war; í styr, ór slíkum styr, Hallfred; gera harðan styr, í þeima hörðum styr, vekja styr, Ó. H. (in a verse); styrjar væni, Hornklofi; styrjar skyndir, deilir, kennir, valdi, = a warrior; styrjar-gjarn, martial; as also styr-fimr, styr-remdr, styr-bráðr, styr-viðr, styr-bendir, alert, mighty … in battle,—all epithets of a warrior; styr-vindr, ‘war-wind’, i. e. battle, Lex. Poët.; all these compds are solely poetical; styrjöld (q. v.) alone is used in prose, both old and mod.

styrr: II. Styrr as a pr. name, gen. Styrs; and in compds, Styr-björn, Styr-laugr (mod. Stur-laugr), Styr-kárr, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

gen.: genitive.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

mod.: modern.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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