Hag-jörð

Old Norse Dictionary - hag-jörð

Meaning of Old Norse word "hag-jörð" (or hag-jǫrð) in English.

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

hag-jörð (hag-jǫrð)
f. pasture land, Stj. 168, Sd. 167.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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