Jarð-kol
Old Norse Dictionary - jarð-kol
Meaning of Old Norse word "jarð-kol"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- jarð-kol
- n. pl. fossil coal or saltpetre (?), Sks. 392; jarðkol ok brennusteinn = saltpetre (?) and brimstone.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅᚱᚦ-ᚴᚢᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)