Strá

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 strá

ð, [A. S. streowjan; Engl. strew], to strew, cover (benches) with straw; stráit bekki, Þkv. 22; bekki at strá, Em. 1; gólf var stráð, Rm. 23 (but only in the house of Faðir and Móðir); var stráð gólf á Sæbóli af sefinu af Seftjörn, Gísl. 27 (cp. síðan tekr hann sefit af gólfinu, 29); brynjum um bekki stráð, Gm. 9. ☞ The ‘strá gólf’ (Hkr. iii. 180) is an error for stein-gólf, see Fms. vi. 440, l. c., for the custom of strewing the hall was not a novelty, but a well-known custom of the heathen age from time immemorial.

2 strá

2. to strew, Sks. 633 (138 new Ed.)

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᚱᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Em.: Eiríks-mál. (A. III.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Sól.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Þkv.: Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)

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