Hjarðar-tröð

Old Norse Dictionary - hjarðar-tröð

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjarðar-tröð" (or hjarðar-trǫð)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hjarðar-tröð (hjarðar-trǫð)
f. a sheep-fold, Magn. 494: in local names,

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hjarðar-tröð may be more accurately written as hjarðar-trǫð.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᚱᚦᛅᚱ-ᛏᚱᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
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