Þorsti
Old Norse Dictionary - þorsti
Meaning of Old Norse word "þorsti"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þorsti
- a, m. [Ulf. þaurstei = δίψις; A. S. þurst; Dan. törst; Germ. durst; Engl. thirst]:—thirst, FmS. iii. 96, vi. 350; hungr ok þorsti, passim.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚱᛋᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)