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.)
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