Strá

Old Icelandic Dictionary - strá

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "strá" in English.

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

strá Old Icelandic word can mean:

strá
I)
strá
(dat. pl. strám), n. straw (smjör drýpr af hverju strái); liggja stirðr á strám, to lie stiff on straw, of a corpse (cf. nástrá).
strá
II)
strá
(strá, stráða, stráðr), v. to strew, cover with straw (s. golf, bekki, herbergi).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚱᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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