STYRMA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

STYRMA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 STYRMA

d, [stormr; A. S. styrmian], to blow up for a gale; gékk um veðrit ok styrmði at þeim, Bs. i. 775, Grett. 113 new Ed.; þá tók veðrit at s. af land-suðri, id.

2 STYRMA

2. metaph. in the phrase, styrma yfir e-m, to storm, make much ado about a body or a person suddenly slain or wounded; styrmdu heima-menn yfir honum, Ld. 40, Sturl. ii. 38, Gísl. 142, Fær. 112, Orkn. 452; styrma at líki, Fbr. 40; þeir stöktu vatni strákinn á ok styrmdu yfir með ljósi, Skíða R. 189; see stumra (by a metathesis).

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᚢᚱᛘᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
R.: Rimur.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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