Þorsti

Old Norse Dictionary - þorsti

Meaning of Old Norse word "þorsti" in English.

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

þorsti
a, m. [Ulf. þaurstei = δίψις; A. S. þurst; Dan. törst; Germ. durst; Engl. thirst]:—thirst, FmS. iii. 96, vi. 350; hungr ok þorsti, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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