Stirfinn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - stirfinn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "stirfinn" in Norwegian.

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

stirfinn
stirfinn, adj. stivsindet, trodsig? (jvf stjarfi,stjarfr; se og Lex. poet. under stirfinn);hann var úsöngvinn ok trúlauss, stirfinnok viðskotaíllr, öllum var hann hvim-leiðr Grett. 771, jvf Bárðr hét maðr,hann var kallaðr styrfinn Vatsd. 47 (786).

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᛁᚱᚠᛁᚿᚿ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
poet.
poetisk.

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