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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