Yrða

Sturla

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