Jarðar-megin

Old Norse Dictionary - jarðar-megin

Meaning of Old Norse word "jarðar-megin" in English.

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

jarðar-megin Old Norse word can mean:

jarðar-megin: n. a certain portion of land; þá skulu þeir svá halda garði upp sem þeir hafa j. til, n. G. l. i. 40; halda kirkju-góðs eptir jarðarmagni, H. E. i. 459; sá leiðangr er görisk af jarðarmagni, Gþl. 91.

jarðar-megin: n. ‘earth-main,’ power, in a mythol. sense, Hm. 138, Hdl. 37, Gkv. 2. 21.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

m.: masculine.

mythol.: mythology, mythologically.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

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