Þyrstr
Old Norse Dictionary - þyrstr
Meaning of Old Norse word "þyrstr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word þyrstr can mean:þyrstr
- þyrstr
- (þystr), adj. thirsty, Vþm. 8, Ls. 6, Eg. 204; (Þórr) er mjök þ. tekr at drekka ok svelgr allstórum, Edda 32.
- þyrstr
- 2. metaph., þyrstr til e-s, Mar.; þ. í líf e-s, Fas. i. 498, passim.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚱᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
- þ.
- þáttr.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Ls.
- Loka-senna. (A. I.)
- Vþm.
- Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)