Toskr
Old Norse Dictionary - toskr
Meaning of Old Norse word "toskr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- toskr
- m., thus (not töskr) in Gm. (see Bugge, foot-note), in Edd. of Edda it is erroneously spelt with ö; [A. S. tusc or tux; Engl. tusk; Fris. tosk and tusk]:—a tusk, tooth; only remaining in the pr. name, Ratatoskr, Gm., Edda; see the remarks S. v. íkorni and rati.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛋᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- Fris.
- Frisian.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- S.
- Saga.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)