Tuska

Old Norse Dictionary - tuska

Meaning of Old Norse word "tuska" in English.

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

tuska
u, f. (qs. tuzka, akin to tuttan), a rag, vile cloth.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
qs.
quasi.

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