Stertr
Old Norse Dictionary - stertr
Meaning of Old Norse word "stertr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word stertr can mean:stertr
- stertr
- 1. m. [A. S. steort; Engl. start in red-start; O. H. G. sterz], a tail, the vertebrae of the tail; skera tagl upp í stert, to dock a horse’s tail; því berr hann stýfðan stert, FaS. i. (in a verse).
- stertr
- 2. part. [cp. Engl. start, upstart], stately, haughty; Sámr gékk mjök upp stertr, S. stalked very stately, haughtily, prob. from the fine dress (sterta); gengr hann upp stert mjök, Mork. 38.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᚱᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
- cp.
- compare.
- part.
- participle.
- prob.
- probably.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Mork.
- Morkinskinna. (E. I.)