Sturla
Old Norse Dictionary - sturla
Meaning of Old Norse word "sturla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sturla can mean:sturla
- sturla
- að, qs. stúrla, [a derivative from stúra, q. v.]:—to stir, derange, disturb, esp. of the mind; íllr andi sturlaði hann, Stj. 460 (of king Saul), Barl. 160, 180, 186.
- sturla
- 2. reflex., samvizkan mjög þar sturlast við, Pass. 34. 6: part. sturlaðr, deranged; öll em ek sturluð af angri, Str. 22, freq. in mod. usage of religious madness.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚱᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- l.
- line.
- qs.
- quasi.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
- part.
- participle.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)