JARA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

JARA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 JARA

u, f., poët. a fight, battle, Edda (Gl.), Ísl. ii. 353 (in a verse); jöru skript, a ‘war-tablet,’ i. e. a shield; jöru-þollr, a warrior, Lex. Poët.

2 JARA

II. in pr. names; of women, Jar-þrúðr (mod. Jarð-þrúðr), Fms. vii; of men, Jör-undr, Landn.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛅᚱᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
pr.: proper.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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