Jurt
Old Norse Dictionary - jurt
Meaning of Old Norse word "jurt"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word jurt can mean:jurt
- jurt
- f., later urt, which forms also occur in old writers, Al. 85, Hom. 53, no doubt a borrowed word from the Germ. or Saxon; the j being a substitute for the Germ. w, which cannot be sounded in Icel. before the letter u; [A. S. wyrt; Engl. wort; O. H. G. wurz; Germ. würze; Dan. urt]:—aromatic herbs, used to season wine, dishes, ointment; in old writers only in that sense, whereas in mod. usage = a herb; smyrsl ok jurtir, Magn. 430; smyrja með dýrustum jurtum, Al. 30; skaltú laugask ok smyrja þik ágætum jurtum, Stj. 423; dýrligra urta, Eluc. 53; dýrar jurtir, FaS. iii. 359; allar þær urtir er bezt ilma, Al. 85; ágætar jurtir, BS. i. 258; krydd ok jurtir, Stj. 194; ilmandi urtir, Hom. 53.
- jurt
- II. mod. a herb; grösin og jurtir grænar, Hallgr.
- jurt
- COMPDS: jurtagarðr, jurtaklefi, jurtarlegr, jurtateinungr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚢᚱᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eluc.
- Elucidarium. (F. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Hallgr.
- Hallgrímr Pétrsson.