Stýri
Old Norse Dictionary - stýri
Meaning of Old Norse word "stýri"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word stýri can mean:stýri
- stýri
- n. a helm, rudder, Korm. 230; leggja s. í lag, Hkr. i. 32, Fms. i. 42, vii. 47; leggja stýri ór lagi, Al. 67; sitja við stýri, Eg.; láta (vel, ílla, ekki) at stýri, to answer (well, ill, not) to the rudder, O.T. 70, Fms. x. 368.
- stýri
- COMPDS: stýrisdrengr, stýrisfiskr, stýrihamla, stýrishnakki, stýrisknappr, stýrislykkja.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)