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.)