Strá

Old Norse Dictionary - strá

Meaning of Old Norse word "strá"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word strá can mean:strá

strá
ð, [A. S. streowjan; Engl. strew], to strew, cover (benches) with straw; stráit bekki, Þkv. 22; bekki at strá, Em. 1; gólf var stráð, Rm. 23 (but only in the house of Faðir and Móðir); var stráð gólf á Sæbóli af sefinu af Seftjörn, Gísl. 27 (cp. síðan tekr hann sefit af gólfinu, 29); brynjum um bekki stráð, Gm. 9. ☞ The ‘strá gólf’ (Hkr. iii. 180) is an error for stein-gólf, see FmS. vi. 440, l. c., for the custom of strewing the hall was not a novelty, but a well-known custom of the heathen age from time immemorial.
strá
2. to strew, SkS. 633 (138 new Ed.)

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Em.
Eiríks-mál. (A. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Rm.
Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Þkv.
Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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