Strútr
Old Norse Dictionary - strútr
Meaning of Old Norse word "strútr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word strútr can mean:strútr
- strútr
- m. [Engl. strut], a sort of hood jutting out like a horn, Fms. xi. 77 (whence the name Strút-Haraldr), D. N. ii. 380, Mag. 63; hettu-strútr, a ‘strutting’ hood, H. E. ii. 652; hafa strút á höfðinu, to wear a handkerchief wound round the head, as old women do in Icel.
- strútr
- 2. the name of a dog with a white neck or head, Fs. (in a verse), and in mod. usage; cp. strýta.
- strútr
- 3. as a local name, of a ‘strut’-formed fell in Icel., see map of Icel.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚱᚢᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- cp.
- compare.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Mag.
- Magus Saga. (G. II.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)