Steikja
Old Norse Dictionary - steikja
Meaning of Old Norse word "steikja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- steikja
- ð and t, [a common Teut. word], to ‘steak’ or ‘stoke,’ roast; s. á teini, Am. 79; s. hjarta við funa, Fm. 32; eta lítt steikt, Hkv. 2. 7; en er Sigurðr steikði hjartað, Edda 74; sá hann at maðr steiktr lá á eldinum, Fms. viii. 107: the phrase, steikja smæra enn …, to have a smaller steak on the spit than …, 414: steikja is in Icel. also used of meat baked on embers, steikja köku, steikja roð, opp. to baked in a pan.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᛁᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- opp.
- opposed.
- Teut.
- Teutonic.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fm.
- Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)