Straumr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - straumrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "straumr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
- straumr
- (-s, -ar), m. stream, current (veðr var hvast ok straumar miklir); við strauminum, against the current (reið J. við strauminum, en B. forstreymis); reka fyrir strauminum, to drift with the tide; brjóta straum fyrir e-u, to break the stream for a thing, bear the brunt, prepare the way.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚱᛅᚢᛘᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- e-u
- einhverju.
- m.
- masculine.
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