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[1] stjórnviðjar ‘of the steering-tie’: According to Falk (1912, 75) stjórnvið f. is a cord made of thin branches or fibrous strands with which the rudder was attached to the hull. See also LP: stjórnvið and Þul Skipa 5/5.