Starf
Old Norse Dictionary - starf
Meaning of Old Norse word "starf"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- starf
- n. a trouble, labour, business, Sks. 549; þetta starf, Nj. 77; hann hafði ekki starf fyrir því, Fas. i. 36; hafa mikit starf, Fms. ix. 480; hvers starfs (employment) eðr stéttar, H. E. i. 514; hafa þvílíkt starf, Eg. 50. starfs-maðr, m. a worker, Eg. 203, Grett. 123 A, Lv. 105, Bs. i. 738.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᚱᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)