stǫrr

See also: storr and Storr

Old Norse

Etymology

According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₁- (“to be stiff”), see also Greek στηρίζω (stirízo, “to support”), Proto-Germanic *staraz, *sterkaną.

Noun

stǫrr f

1. a (true) sedge

Descendants

• Norwegian Nynorsk: storr m
• Norwegian Bokmål: starr m, storr m

References

• J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on störr.
• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1022-27”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1022-27