Of-stýri
Old Norse Dictionary - of-stýri
Meaning of Old Norse word "of-stýri"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- of-stýri
- n. an ‘over-steering,’ unmanageable thing; ætla ek at þú verðir oss skjótt ofstýri, FaS. i. 365 (Skjöld. S.); yðr mun o. verða at leggja mik við velli, Boll. 344: hence the mod. ó-stýrilátr, unruly, qs. ofstýrilátr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠ-ᛋᛏᚢᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- qs.
- quasi.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Boll.
- Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Skjöld.
- Skjöldunga Saga. (C. II.)