Tosti

Old Norse Dictionary - tosti

Meaning of Old Norse word "tosti" in English.

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

tosti: a, m. a pr. name, a Scandin. and Swed. name, in Sköglar-tosti, the father of queen Sigrid the Proud, Hkr. i; hence the name came to England, as in earl Tostig, son of Godwin; it occurs several times on Swed. Runic stones: as appell. it means a frog, see Bosworth’s A. S. Diet.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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