Þrúðna-þurs

Old Norse Dictionary - þrúðna-þurs

Meaning of Old Norse word "þrúðna-þurs"

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

þrúðna-þurs
(?), m.; ek kenni þik hvar þú stendr þrúðna-þursinn, the doughty giant, or the charmed, bewitched giant, of Starkad with the charmed life, FaS. (Skjöld. S.) i. 373.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Skjöld.
Skjöldunga Saga. (C. II.)
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