Út-jörð
Old Norse Dictionary - út-jörð
Meaning of Old Norse word "út-jörð" (or út-jǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- út-jörð (út-jǫrð)
- f. an outlying estate, Pm. 3; as opp. to óðal, Gþl. 233.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, út-jörð may be more accurately written as út-jǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛏ-ᛁᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)