Stjarfi
Old Norse Dictionary - stjarfi
Meaning of Old Norse word "stjarfi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stjarfi
- a, m. [A. S. steorfa = a plague; cp. Germ. sterben, Engl. starve]:—epilepsy, N. G. l. i. 29, 182, Fél. x. 40.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᛅᚱᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fél.
- Félags-rit.
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)