Stríð

Old Icelandic Dictionary - stríð

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "stríð" in English.

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

stríð Old Icelandic word can mean:

stríð
n.
stríð
1) distress, grief, affliction (sótti bæði at henni s. ok elli); hann bar þat með allmiklu ~i, he was very much afflicted by it; springa af ~i, to burst with grief;
stríð
2) strife, war (þá varð s. mikit á Englandi).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚱᛁᚦ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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