STRAUMR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

STRAUMR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 STRAUMR

m. [a common Teut. word; A. S. streâm; Germ. strom; Dan. ström]:—a stream, current, race, of the sea, the tide, a river, Rb. 438; ullar-lagð rak fyrir strauminum. Edda 74; straumr var í sundinu, Fms. i. 93; sigla þeir inn at straumum (of the currents through the belt of islands which bar the mouth of Hvamm-firth in western Icel.) í þann straum er hét Kolkistu-straumr, sá er í mesta lagi þeirra strauma er á Breiðafirði eru, Ld. 56; misganga straumanna, Orkn. 266; fyrir veðri eðr fyrir straumi, Grág. ii. 384: in the phrase, brjóta straum fyrir e-u, to break the stream for one, bear the brunt, Karl. 136, Orkn. 344.

2 STRAUMR

2. of the tide; Gunnsteinn segir at þá skipti straumum (change of tide) ok mál væri at sigla, Ó. H. 136; stór-straumr, a spring-tide; smá-straumr, a neap-tide.

3 STRAUMR

II. in local names, Straumr, Straum-fjörðr, Straum-nes, Landn. strauma-skipti, n. pl. the change of spring-tides, Fms. iv. 304.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᚱᛅᚢᛘᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
ch
chapter.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
loc
local, locally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
num.
numeral.
pl.
plural.
S.
South, Southern.
Teut.
Teutonic.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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