Stýri-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - stýri-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "stýri-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stýri-maðr
- m. a ‘steersman,’ but only in the sense of a skipper, captain, n. G. L. i. 98, 103, Grett. 95, Ó. H. 136, Fms. vii. 257, 286, ix. 19, Landn. 51; stýrimaðr ok hásetar, Grág. i. 90.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚱᛁ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)