Þjóstr

Old Norse Dictionary - þjóstr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þjóstr"

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

Old Norse word þjóstr can mean:þjóstr

þjóstr
m. [cp. A. S. þeostru, þystru, = darkness; Germ. düster], anger, fury; þjóta af þjósti, with fury, of a river, Am.; þjósti keyrðr, Glúm, (in a verse); þjóstr skyli lagið fyrir brjósti, Orkn. (in a verse); krýp ek til kross frá þjósti, Likn. 30; æ var þ. í brjósti, BS. ii. (in a verse); hón svarar með miklum þjósti, in great anger, excitement, Fb. i. 547; andvarpa af þjósti miklum, SkS. 225; landsynningr blæss af þjósti, id.
þjóstr
II. in pr. names, Þjóst-úlfr, the grim wolf (?); Þjóst-arr, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Germ.
German.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
þ.
þáttr.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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