Jarð-kross

Old Norse Dictionary - jarð-kross

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

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

jarð-kross
m. a cross-shaped sod, cut so as to serve for a mark or boundary, K. Þ. K. 90, Valla l. 208, Dipl. i. 7.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Valla L.
Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)
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