Jalda
Old Norse Dictionary - jalda
Meaning of Old Norse word "jalda"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- 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.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅᛚᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- provinc.
- provincial.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)