Styrma

Old Icelandic Dictionary - styrma

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "styrma" in English.

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

styrma Old Icelandic word can mean:

styrma
(-di, -t), v.
styrma
1) to blow hard, to blow a gale (gekk um veðrit ok styrmdi at þeim);
styrma
2) s. yfir e-m, to crowd, throng about a person slain or wounded (styrmdu heimamenn yfir honum).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚱᛘᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.

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