Stýra

Old Icelandic Dictionary - stýra

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "stýra" in English.

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

stýra Old Icelandic word can mean:

stýra
(-ða, -t), v.
stýra
1) to steer, with dat. (s. skipi); s. til váða, to steer into straits; s. undan, to escape; e-m verðr nær stýrt, one has a narrow escape;
stýra
2) to govern, manage (ríki, lögum); þat mun þó mestu um s., hversu Þórdísi er um gefit, it will all depend on how Th. likes it;
stýra
3) to rule, possess (þó at vér stýrim peningum); þat mun mestri giptu s., it must bring the best luck.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚱᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
dat.
dative.

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