Torf-kast

Old Norse Dictionary - torf-kast

Meaning of Old Norse word "torf-kast" in English.

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

torf-kast
n. a pelting with sods, Sturl. iii. 225, cp. Eb. ch. 41.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
cp.
compare.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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