Old Norse Dictionary - jú

Meaning of Old Norse word "jú"

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

adv. [cp. Dan. jo; O. H. G. jû; Germ. je], yes; jú jú, yea yea; ó-jú, id. (convers.)

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
v.
vide.

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