Eirð
Old Norse Dictionary - eirð
Meaning of Old Norse word "eirð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- eirð
- f. clemency, mercy, Fms. ix. 36, v. l., Hkr. iii. 257, Gullþ. 48, O. H. l. 40. 2. mod. rest, quietness; pl. ú-eirðir, uproar, tumult.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛁᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- mod.
- modern.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- O. H. L.
- Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)