Stirðna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - stirðna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "stirðna" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

stirðna Old Icelandic word can mean:

stirðna
(að), v.
stirðna
1) to become stiff, stiffen; stirðanaðr af elli, stiff with age;
stirðna
2) to become severe (veðr tók at s.); of the temper, to become harsh (þeir tóku mjök at s. við hann).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᚱᚦᚾᛅ

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