Jarð-kerald

Old Norse Dictionary - jarð-kerald

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

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

jarð-kerald: n. a large vat fixed in the floor, for keeping butter or the like, Pm. 91; mod. birða.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

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