Jarðar-þjófr

Old Norse Dictionary - jarðar-þjófr

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

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

jarðar-þjófr
m. a ‘land-thief,’ a law term of a person who removes the mark-stones, N. G. L. i. 44.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

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