Dauðajörð

Old Icelandic Dictionary - dauðajörð

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "dauðajörð" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

dauðajörð
f. hell, opp. to ‘jörð lifandi manna’, ‘udáinsakr’, paradise.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᚢᚦᛅᛁᚢᚱᚦ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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