Jarðar-þjófr
Old Norse Dictionary - jarðar-þjófr
Meaning of Old Norse word "jarðar-þjófr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- jarðar-þjófr
- m. a ‘land-thief,’ a law term of a person who removes the mark-stones, N. G. L. i. 44.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅᚱᚦᛅᚱ-ᚦᛁᚢᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)