Jórtra
Old Norse Dictionary - jórtra
Meaning of Old Norse word "jórtra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- jórtra
- að, prob. qs. jótra, from jótr (q. v.), to ruminate, Stj. 316:—jórtruð húð, a rugged hide, rough as an animal’s maw, Fas. iii. (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚢᚱᛏᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- prob.
- probably.
- qs.
- quasi.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)