Stirðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - stirðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "stirðr" in English.

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

stirðr Old Icelandic word can mean:

stirðr
a.
stirðr
1) stiff, rigid (fótinn gørði stirðan sem tré); stirt kvæði, a poem lacking in metrical fluency; e-m er stirt um mál, one talks with difficulty, has no fluent tongue;
stirðr
2) harsh, severe (s. dómr);
stirðr
3) stiff, unbending (Helga gørðist stirð við Hrafn).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᚱᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.

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