Styrkja
Old Norse Dictionary - styrkja
Meaning of Old Norse word "styrkja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word styrkja can mean:styrkja
- styrkja
- ð, to make strong; skepta spjót, styrkja skjöldu, Fas. i. 505; minta styrkir kvið, Pr. 473, 474.
- styrkja
- 2. metaph. to strengthen, confirm; styðja ok styrkja, Fb. i. 93, Bs. i. 132; s. með handa-bandi, Dipl. iv. 7: to assist, s. e-n, Nj. 41, Fms. vi. 28; at hvárir styði ok styrki aðra, ii. 36.
- styrkja
- II. reflex. to be strengthened, get strength, Fms. ii. 230, viii. 26, xi. 291 (of a sick person), Sks. 717; styrkstú aumr, Orkn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚱᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
- n.
- neuter.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)