Stjórn-við
Old Norse Dictionary - stjórn-við
Meaning of Old Norse word "stjórn-við"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stjórn-við
- gen. -viðjar, the ‘steer-withies,’ steerage-ropes, by which the rudder is worked instead of a tiller, Edda (Gl.) i. 583, v. l. 7; nú brestr í sundr stjórnviðin, ok gengr frá stýrit, Þiðr. 313; stjór-viðjar (gen. sing.), Edda (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᚢᚱᚾ-ᚢᛁᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- sing.
- singular.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)