Sterta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sterta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sterta

1. t, to crease, pleat; in the phrase, strauk of ripti, sterti ermar, she smoothed the kirtle and pleated the sleeves, Rm.; cp. þá höfðu menn ermar fimm álna langar ok svá þröngvar, at draga skyldi at við handtygil, ok lerka allar at öxl, Fms. vi. 440.

2 sterta

2. u, f., in hosna-sterta; cp. drambhosur lerkaðar at beini, court-breeches tight to the leg, id.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᛁᚱᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

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