Starkaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - starkaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "starkaðr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

starkaðr
or better Störkuðr, m., qs. Stark-höðr, [from sterkr and Höðr]:—a pr. name, Landn., Fas., the famous Danish mythical hero. Starkaðar-lag, n. the name of a metre, Edda (Ht.)

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᚱᚴᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.
qs.
quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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