Stjórn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - stjórn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "stjórn" in English.

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

stjórn Old Icelandic word can mean:

stjórn
f.
stjórn
1) steering, steerage;
stjórn
2) helm, rudder; sitja við s., to sit at the helm; Ormrinn lét ekki at s., did not obey the rudder; á s., on the starboard side (lá landit á s.); á ~ Hákoni jarli, on the starboard side of Earl H.;
stjórn
3) rule, government; þat er meire s., at, it is more fitting, that.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᚢᚱᚾ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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