Starf-samr
Old Norse Dictionary - starf-samr
Meaning of Old Norse word "starf-samr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- starf-samr
- adj. industrious: of a thing, laborious, starfsamt líf, Barl. 111; hafa starfsamt, to be busy, have much trouble, Fms. xi. 311, 383, vii. 73, Fas. i. 374: a nickname, iii. 592.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᚱᚠ-ᛋᛅᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)