Jarki

Old Norse Dictionary - jarki

Meaning of Old Norse word "jarki" in English.

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

jarki
a, m. [akin to jaðarr, qs. jaðrki], the outside of the foot, Edda 110, freq. in mod. usage; hoppa út á jörkum, to walk on the jarki: in the Færoic dialect jarki is used of the hand = handar-jaðar.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
qs.
quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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