Þust
Old Norse Dictionary - þust
Meaning of Old Norse word "þust"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þust
- f. (sust, Fms. viii. 96, 436), a flail; sem verkmenn við þust, Fms. viii. 436; hefir hvárr þeirra þust (þusl Ed. wrongly) í hendi mikla, Gísl. 68 (lurk, 155, l. c.); sem þust korni eðr ofn rauðu gulli, Stj. 160; síðan tók hón þust ok barði korn af hálmi, 423.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)