STRÚTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

STRÚTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 STRÚTR

m. [Engl. strut], a sort of hood jutting out like a horn, Fms. xi. 77 (whence the name Strút-Haraldr), D. N. ii. 380, Mag. 63; hettu-strútr, a ‘strutting’ hood, H. E. ii. 652; hafa strút á höfðinu, to wear a handkerchief wound round the head, as old women do in Icel.

2 STRÚTR

2. the name of a dog with a white neck or head, Fs. (in a verse), and in mod. usage; cp. strýta.

3 STRÚTR

3. as a local name, of a ‘strut’-formed fell in Icel., see map of Icel.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᚱᚢᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
loc
local, locally.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Mag.
Magus Saga. (G. II.)

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