Stýris-lykkja

Old Norse Dictionary - stýris-lykkja

Meaning of Old Norse word "stýris-lykkja"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

stýris-lykkja
u, f. the rudder-hook, by which the rudder is hooked on to the stern-post, Eg. 360.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚱᛁᛋ-ᛚᚢᚴᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
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