Þust

Old Norse Dictionary - þust

Meaning of Old Norse word "þust" in English.

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

þust
f. (sust, Fms. viii. 96, 436), a flail; sem verkmenn við þust, Fms. viii. 436; hefir hvárr þeirra þust (þusl Ed. wrongly) í hendi mikla, Gísl. 68 (lurk, 155, l. c.); sem þust korni eðr ofn rauðu gulli, Stj. 160; síðan tók hón þust ok barði korn af hálmi, 423.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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