Skógar-þröstr

Old Norse Dictionary - skógar-þröstr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skógar-þröstr" (or skógar-þrǫstr)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

skógar-þröstr (skógar-þrǫstr)
m. the throstle or thrush.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skógar-þröstr may be more accurately written as skógar-þrǫstr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚴᛅᚱ-ᚦᚱᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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