Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Stertr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 stertr

1. m. [A. S. steort; Engl. start in red-start; O. H. G. sterz], a tail, the vertebrae of the tail; skera tagl upp í stert, to dock a horse’s tail; því berr hann stýfðan stert, Fas. i. (in a verse).

2 stertr

2. part. [cp. Engl. start, upstart], stately, haughty; Sámr gékk mjök upp stertr, S. stalked very stately, haughtily, prob. from the fine dress (sterta); gengr hann upp stert mjök, Mork. 38.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

stertr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "stertr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)

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