Jarð-skjálfti

Old Norse Dictionary - jarð-skjálfti

Meaning of Old Norse word "jarð-skjálfti"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

jarð-skjálfti
a, m. an earthquake, Sks. 143, Hom. 139, Mar., freq. in mod. usage; cp. landskjálpti.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅᚱᚦ-ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛚᚠᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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