Styrkr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - styrkrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "styrkr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
styrkr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- styrkr
- I)
- styrkr
- m.
- styrkr
- 1) strength, bodily strength (hann drakk eigi meira en hann mátti halda styrk sínum);
- styrkr
- 2) force, of war (þóttist Í. konungr øngan styrk til hafa at berjast við Ívar);
- styrkr
- 3) strength, resources (konungr sat löngum í Þrándheimi, þar var mestr s. landsins);
- styrkr
- 4) help, assistance (man hann fá nokkurn styrk til ferðarinnar).
- styrkr
- II)
- styrkr
- (acc. -an and -jan), a. strong = sterkr (hann hafði styrkja treyju).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚱᚴᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- acc.
- accusative.
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