JARKI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

JARKI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 JARKI

a, m. [akin to jaðarr, qs. jaðrki], the outside of the foot, Edda 110, freq. in mod. usage; hoppa út á jörkum, to walk on the jarki: in the Færoic dialect jarki is used of the hand = handar-jaðar.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛅᚱᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
opp: opposed to.
qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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