Stjóri

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Stjóri

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 stjóri

1. a, m. a steerer, ruler, Lex. Poët., mostly in compds.

2 stjóri

2. a, m. a kind of stone anchor (Gr. εὐνή); hleypa niðr stjóra, Eg. 142; draga stjóra, to weigh the s., Hallgr.: metaph. phrase, taka stjórann, to ‘cut and run.’

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᛁᚢᚱᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
compds.: compounds.
Gr.: Greek.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Hallgr.: Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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