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.)