Jarð-lús
Old Norse Dictionary - jarð-lús
Meaning of Old Norse word "jarð-lús"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- jarð-lús
- f. an ‘earth-louse,’ pediculus calcareus (Mohr), or rather a kind of beetle, cp. A. S. earðwicge, Engl. earwig: used in contempt, munu jarðlýsnar, synir Gríms, verða mér at bana? Landn. 146.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅᚱᚦ-ᛚᚢᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)