Jarðar-höfn

Old Norse Dictionary - jarðar-höfn

Meaning of Old Norse word "jarðar-höfn" (or jarðar-hǫfn) in English.

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

jarðar-höfn (jarðar-hǫfn)
f. = jarðarhefð, Gþl. 91.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, jarðar-höfn may be more accurately written as jarðar-hǫfn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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