Þrösk
Old Norse Dictionary - þrösk
Meaning of Old Norse word "þrösk" (or þrǫsk)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þrösk (þrǫsk)
- n. [þreskja], a noise, beating, as if from threshing, Fas. i. 66.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þrösk may be more accurately written as þrǫsk.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᚢᛋᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)