þursa-stafr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þursa-stafr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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

þᚢᚱᛋᛅ-ᛋᛏᛅᚠᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Grönd.
Benedikt Gröndal.
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