Starfi
Old Norse Dictionary - starfi
Meaning of Old Norse word "starfi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- starfi
- a, m. = starf; þeim starfa. Fms. vi. 344; starfa mikinn, ii. 27; hafa starfa á mönnum, iv. 215; leggja starfa á e-t, to take trouble, Fb. i. 118. starfa-lítill, -mikill, adj. doing little, much work, Hrafn. 21; starfa-meiri, Sturl. iii. 41.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᚱᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)