Terra
Old Norse Dictionary - terra
Meaning of Old Norse word "terra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- terra
- ð, = tarra (q. v.), to stretch out, Dan. spile ud; terra fingr, fætr; tamt er fingr að terra | þá tekr sjón að þverra, Hallgr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᚱᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- n.
- neuter.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hallgr.
- Hallgrímr Pétrsson.