Sturla
nafnorð, kvenkyn
u, f. (or perh. better Stúrla, later corrupt form Stulli, a, m., Skíða R. 99); [this word is probubly not related to the verb sturla, but is better explained as a diminutive noun (qs. stjuri-la) from stjórr (or stjûrr), meaning a stirk, young bull, cp. mey-la; the ancient Gothic abounded in such diminutive proper names]:—a pr. name, Sturl., Landn.; hence Sturlungar, the Sturlungs, a family famous in Icel. in the 12th and 13th centuries. Sturlunga-saga, see List of Authors.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- f.
- kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- perh.
- perhaps.
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- qs.
- quasi.
- cp.
- compare.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)