Þorskr
Old Norse Dictionary - þorskr
Meaning of Old Norse word "þorskr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þorskr
- m., proncd. þoskr, and spelt so, Edda ii. 623; [Dan. torsk]:—a codfish, Edda (Gl.), Grág. ii. 359; passim in old and mod. usage, þorsk-höfuð, þorsk-lifr, þorsk-lýsi, a cod’s head, liver, oil: þorska-bítr, m. nickname of a great fisher, Eb.: Þorska-fjörðr, m. a local name in western Icel., Landn.: Þorskfirðingar, m. pl. the men from Th.: Þorskfirðinga-saga, u, f., Landn., see Index.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚱᛋᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- proncd.
- pronounced.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Th.
- Theophilus. (F. III.)