Strjúka

Old Icelandic Dictionary - strjúka

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "strjúka" in English.

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

strjúka Old Icelandic word can mean:

strjúka
(strýk; strauk, strukum; strokinn), v.
strjúka
1) to stroke, rut, wipe; s. hendinni um ennit, s. um ennit, to stroke one’s forehead; s. aldri frjálst höfuð, never to be a free man;
strjúka
2) to stroke gently (gekk hann jafnan ok strauk hrossunum);
strjúka
3) to smooth, brush (en húskona strauk of ripti);
strjúka
4) to flog (s. e-n til blóðs);
strjúka
5) to dash off, run away (hann strýkr út jafnskjótt ok braut í skóg þegar); þau eru öll strokin, they are all gone.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚱᛁᚢᚴᛅ

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