Jara

Old Norse Dictionary - jara

Meaning of Old Norse word "jara" in English.

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

jara Old Norse word can mean:

jara: u, f., poët. a fight, battle, Edda (Gl.), Ísl. ii. 353 (in a verse); jöru skript, a ‘war-tablet,’ i. e. a shield; jöru-þollr, a warrior, Lex. poët.

jara: II. in pr. names; of women, Jar-þrúðr (mod. Jarð-þrúðr), Fms. vii; of men, Jör-undr, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

poët.: poetically.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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