styriman (OSw) styreman (ODan) stýrimaðr (ON) styre maþer (OSw) styrimaþer (OSw) noun

A ship’s master on a ship in the leþunger (naval defence organization, Denmark, Norway, Sweden) with duties also when the ship was in the harbour. In Iceland a ship’s master.


captain OIce Js Kab 20
OSw BjR
OSw MESt Skb

ship captain ONorw FrL Leb 7
ship’s master OIce Grg Klþ 10 Þsþ 53 Vís 97 Arþ 120 Ómb 132, 139 Feþ 156, 166 Misc 243, 250
OIce Sg 3 Kge 17 Fml 1, 2
ONorw FrL Intr 20 KrbA 27
ONorw GuL Llb, Arb, Leb
ONorw MLL Lvb, Llb, Kab
OSw SdmL Kgb, Till
OSw UL Kgb, Mb
OSw VmL Kgb, Mb

steersman ODan ESjL 3
ODan JyL 2
OSw HL Kgb
Refs:

KLNM s.v. styresmann; Tamm and Vogt, eds, 2016, 314

Citation
  • ‘styriman’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/5127
    (08/10/2026)