Hag-jörð
Old Norse Dictionary - hag-jörð
Meaning of Old Norse word "hag-jörð" (or hag-jǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hag-jörð (hag-jǫrð)
- f. pasture land, Stj. 168, Sd. 167.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hag-jörð may be more accurately written as hag-jǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚴ-ᛁᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sd.
- Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)