Tosti

Old Norse Dictionary - tosti

Meaning of Old Norse word "tosti"

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

tosti
a, m. a pr. name, a Scandin. and Swed. name, in Sköglar-tosti, the father of queen Sigrid the Proud, Hkr. i; hence the name came to England, as in earl Tostig, son of Godwin; it occurs several times on Swed. Runic stones: as appell. it means a frog, see Bosworth’s A. S. Diet.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.
S.
Saga.
Scandin.
Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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