Hauðr-gjörð

Old Norse Dictionary - hauðr-gjörð

Meaning of Old Norse word "hauðr-gjörð" (or hauðr-gjǫrð) in English.

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

hauðr-gjörð (hauðr-gjǫrð): f., -men, n. the earth-girdle, i. e. the sea, Lex. Poët.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

i. e.: id est.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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