JALDA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

JALDA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 JALDA

u, f. [provinc. Swed. jälda], a mare, only in poetry, gömul jalda í stóði, Kormak (twice); í jöldu líki, Fms. xi. 42 (in a verse); ríða jöldu, Grett. (in a verse). Jöldu-hlaup, n. Mare’s-leap, a local name in the north of Ireland, Landn.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛅᛚᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
loc: local, locally.
n.: neuter.
provinc.: provincial.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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