Land-jörð
Old Norse Dictionary - land-jörð
Meaning of Old Norse word "land-jörð" (or land-jǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- land-jörð (land-jǫrð)
- f. an inland estate.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, land-jörð may be more accurately written as land-jǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚾᛏ-ᛁᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.