Styggr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - styggr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "styggr" in English.

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

styggr Old Icelandic word can mean:

styggr
a.
styggr
1) shy (s. sauðr, hestr);
styggr
2) showing anger or displeasure (Þórðr var þá inn styggasti við biskup); mæla styggt, = m. styggliga.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚴᚴᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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