Stýfa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - stýfa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "stýfa" in Norwegian.

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

stýfa: stýfa, v. (fð) 1) gjøre noget til stúfr ved at afhugge, adskille derfra en tilhørende Del; hafi sá stofn er stýfði Jb. 274 (se under staka); af beit hón höfuðit en léteptir stýfðan bolinn Post. 9174; Nero- stýfði kristnina sínu höfði dvs. berøvede Menigheden sit Hoved, Post. 6385; véliskar aptan ok skemdi fjaðrar, því berrhann stýfðan stert Fld. I, 48726. 2) bortskjære, afskjære noget fra det, hvortil det hører og saaledes gjøre det til enStump (stúfr); Herkules fékk af honumstýft með brögðom sínum öll (nl. höfuð)í senn Alex. 534. 3) stýfa af einudvs. skjære af noget; stýfðu af tungunniHomil. 1556 (jvf skáru af tungu hansOHm. 10916; tóku tunguna ok dróguút ok skáru af OH. 25012); at afstýfð-um fremstum köglum fóta ok fingraStj. 37913.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᛦᚠᛆ
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:

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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