Járn-viðjur
Old Norse Dictionary - járn-viðjurMeaning of Old Norse word "járn-viðjur" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- járn-viðjur
- f. pl., Edda, Eyvind (Yngl. S. ch. 9): also the local name of a wood in Holsten,—den stora Holstenska skov Isarnhow, der af de Danske oversættes Jarnwith, Nord. Tidskr. for Oldk. i. 272.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅᚱᚾ-ᚢᛁᚦᛁᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Yngl. S.
- Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)