Lustr

Old Norse Dictionary - lustr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lustr" in English.

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

lustr
m. [Scot. leister], a cudgel, prop. a salmon-spear = ljóstr, q. v.; hann hafði trélurk mikinn um öxl ok ekki vápn annat—þá mælti Özurr, hvar eru vápn þín? annan veg er at berjask við Erling jarl en at þreskja korn, þar má vel hafa lust til, Fms. viii. 96.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
prop.
proper, properly.
q. v.
quod vide.
Scot.
Scottish.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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