Stríðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - stríðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "stríðr" in English.

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

stríðr Old Icelandic word can mean:

stríðr
a.
stríðr
1) strong, rapid (s. straumr);
stríðr
2) hard, stubborn (þeir munu þér vera menn stríðastir);
stríðr
3) severe (s. dómr); unpleasant; hvárt sem þat er blítt eðr strítt, whether one likes it or not; tala strítt, to speak severely or harshly.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚱᛁᚦᚱ

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