Erði

Old Norse Dictionary - erði

Meaning of Old Norse word "erði" in English.

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

erði
n. [akin to arðr], a heavy balk of timber, Grett. 125; hence the phrase, þungt sem erði, heary as a balk.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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