Jörð
Old Icelandic Dictionary - jörðMeaning of Old Icelandic word "jörð" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
jörð Old Icelandic word can mean:
- jörð
- (gen. jarðar, dat. jörðu; pl. jarðir), f.
- jörð
- 1) earth, opp. to himinn (hvárt býr guð á himni eða jörðu?);
- jörð
- 2) the surface of the earth, ground (féll hann þá dauðr til jarðar);
- jörð
- 3) mould;
- jörð
- 4) land, estate.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚢᚱᚦ
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
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