Klaustr-jörð

Old Norse Dictionary - klaustr-jörð

Meaning of Old Norse word "klaustr-jörð" (or klaustr-jǫrð)

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

klaustr-jörð (klaustr-jǫrð)
f. a convent glebe.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, klaustr-jörð may be more accurately written as klaustr-jǫrð.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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