Jarðar-men

Old Norse Dictionary - jarðar-men

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

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

jarðar-men: n. [Dan. jordsmon], a sod, turf, Lat. caespes, Landn. 293 (in a verse), Eb. (in a verse); ganga undir jarðarmen: for the heathen rite of creeping under a sod partially detached from the earth and letting the blood mix with the mould, see Gísl. 11, Fbr. 6 new Ed.: as an ordeal, Ld. ch. 18: as a disgrace, similar to the Lat. jugum subire, Nj. 181, Vd. ch. 33.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

Dan.: Danish.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Vd.: Vatnsdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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