Styrj-öld
Old Norse Dictionary - styrj-öld
Meaning of Old Norse word "styrj-öld" (or styrj-ǫld)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- styrj-öld (styrj-ǫld)
- f., gen. styrjaldar, spelt stjorjold, Bs. i. 581; [styrr and öld]:—‘stir-age,’ war, fray, tumult; vekja styrjöld, 623. 25; hefir þú þat skap er engi styrjöld fylgir, thou art no man of war, Landn. 260; með mikilli s. ok gný, Fms. x. 265; ópi ok s., i. 273; standa á s., Fas. iii. 155; fremja s., 623. 11; göra mikla styrjöld, Stj. 489; með harðfengi sinni ok s., Fb. ii. 71; orrosta þessi ok s., 298. styrjaldar-maðr, m. a warlike man, Ísl. ii. 361; vér fundum þenna styrjaldar-mann, this peace-disturber, 645. 97; hann hafði engi s. verit hér til, Sturl. iii. 7; styrjaldar-Magnús, Fms. vii.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, styrj-öld may be more accurately written as styrj-ǫld.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚱᛁ-ᚢᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)