Jarð-fjúk

Old Norse Dictionary - jarð-fjúk

Meaning of Old Norse word "jarð-fjúk" in English.

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

jarð-fjúk
n. a snow-drift, Valla L. 218: mod. skafrenningr.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Valla L.
Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)
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