Þursa-berg

Old Norse Dictionary - þursa-berg

Meaning of Old Norse word "þursa-berg" in English.

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

þursa-berg
n. ‘giant-rock,’ a kind of whetstone or hone, cp. the legend of Hrungnir.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
n.
neuter.

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