Stirfinn
Old Norse Dictionary - stirfinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "stirfinn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stirfinn
- adj. [stjarfi], peevish, froward, Fs. 78, Grett. 111; ú-stirfinn, unfroward, Hkr. i. (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᚱᚠᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)