Jarð-kol

Old Norse Dictionary - jarð-kol

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

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

jarð-kol
n. pl. fossil coal or saltpetre (?), Sks. 392; jarðkol ok brennusteinn = saltpetre (?) and brimstone.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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