Staurr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - staurr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "staurr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

staurr: staurr, m. (G. –s, n. Pl. –ar) Stør, Stang;höfðu þeir lukt um akra sína ok eng,en í sumum stöðum váru settir staurarstórir EG. 72 (17210); skal hann reiðavönd ok staura til garðs (dvs. stöðugarðs)Frost. 13, 213; sumir skutu staurumFm. VII, 1908; þat þolir hvergi nemarenn til trés eða staurs Pr. 47227; höfuðMjúkláts var á staurnum Fm. XI, 3763;eigi skal hundr lengra bundinn veraen 2 alna sé á meðal staurs ok helsisGrG. II, 18712; skyldi setja staur uppaf brjósti hinum dauða, en síðan erkennimenn kómu til, þá skyldi uppkippa staurinum ok hella þar í vígðuvatni o. s. v. Karlsefn. 4 (129) (jvf Gul.23). Som Egennavn Fris. 15317; Bp.I, 48324.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᛆᚢᚱᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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