Styrja
Old Norse Dictionary - styrja
Meaning of Old Norse word "styrja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- styrja
- u, f. [Germ. stör; Norse styrja, makrél-styrja; Engl. sturgeon], a sturgeon, Edda (gl.): a nickname, Fms. viii.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚱᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)