Þursa-stafr
Old Norse Dictionary - þursa-stafrMeaning of Old Norse word "þursa-stafr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þursa-stafr
- m., see þurs,—the notion of the magical Rune is preserved in the phrase, rísta e-m þursa-staf, to libel a person in a coarse, brutal manner; það var mesta ofdirfð af ótilkjörnu flóni, | að rista þenna þursa staf Þorláks-syni Jóni, Grönd.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚱᛋᛅ-ᛋᛏᛅᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grönd.
- Benedikt Gröndal.