Styras

Old Swedish Dictionary - styras

Meaning of Old Swedish word "styras" in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

styras
storas, yfv as, högmodas. swa styres barn aff byrdh som hiorth aff horn GO 1067. at mannin skulle ey styras (Cod. _ forstöras 454) aff sino witi MB 1: (Cod. B) 563. Jfr forstöras.

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -is) ,

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᛦᚱᛆᛋ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Works and authors cited:

GO
Gamla Ordspråk. Utg. af H. Reuterdahl. 1840.
MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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