Jaðarr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - jaðarr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "jaðarr" in English.

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

jaðarr Old Icelandic word can mean:

jaðarr
(gen. -s, dat. jaðri, pl. jaðrar), m.
jaðarr
1) edge, border, selvage (of cloth, of a sail, tent, etc.);
jaðarr
2) poet. prince, lord (ása j., folks j.).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅᚦᛅᚱᚱ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
etc.
et cetera.

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