Sáð-jörð

Old Norse Dictionary - sáð-jörð

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

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

sáð-jörð (sáð-jǫrð)
f. sown land, Vm. 80.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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