Stýri-hamla
Old Norse Dictionary - stýri-hamla
Meaning of Old Norse word "stýri-hamla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stýri-hamla
- u, f. the ‘rudder strap,’ the loop by which the tiller is worked (sec hamla), Gþl. 122; sitja við stýri-hömlu, Ó. H. 16; skiptusk menn við stýrihömlurnar, Fms. viii. 383: in the phrase, ræna e-n stýrihömlu, to take the skipper’s place, N. G. l. i. 98.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚱᛁ-ᚼᛅᛘᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)