Töstugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "töstugr" (or tǫstugr)

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

töstugr (tǫstugr)

adj. harsh.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, töstugr may be more accurately written as tǫstugr.

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