STRÁKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

STRÁKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 STRÁKR

m. [strjúka?], a landlouper, vagabond, Korm. 196; hón átti börn með strákum, Bs. i. 286, 807; strákar, opp. to góðir menn, Sturl. i. 62; strákar, stafkarlar, göngu-menn, opp. to ‘röskir menn,’ ii. 6; einn útan-héraðs strákr … strákrinn, Bs. i. 627; þar vóru menn fengnir at vaka strákar þrír. Sturl. iii. 146: in mod. usage an idle lad, a rascal, þegiðu, strákr!

2 STRÁKR

COMPDS: strákligr, strákmaðr, strákóttr, strákskapr.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᚱᛅᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
pr.: proper.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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