Jarð-kross
Old Norse Dictionary - jarð-kross
Meaning of Old Norse word "jarð-kross"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- jarð-kross
- m. a cross-shaped sod, cut so as to serve for a mark or boundary, K. Þ. K. 90, Valla l. 208, Dipl. i. 7.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅᚱᚦ-ᚴᚱᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Valla L.
- Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)