Yr-þjóð
Old Norse Dictionary - yr-þjóð
Meaning of Old Norse word "yr-þjóð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- yr-þjóð
- f. = ver-þjóð, the human kind; hve hann (nom.) yrþjóð (acc.) auði gnegir, how he bestows bounties on men, Ad.; allri yrþjóð, … gramr varði yrþjóðum garð, vellekla.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᚦᛁᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- nom.
- nominative.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ad.
- Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)