Definitions
Definitions
1 þursa-stafr
m., see þurs,—the notion of the magical Rune is preserved in the phrase, rísta e-m þursa-staf, to libel a person in a coarse, brutal manner; það var mesta ofdirfð af ótilkjörnu flóni, | að rista þenna þursa staf Þorláks-syni Jóni, Grönd.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
þursa-stafr
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "þursa-stafr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).