Járn-viðr
Old Norse Dictionary - járn-viðrMeaning of Old Norse word "járn-viðr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- járn-viðr
- m. the Iron Wood, a mythical wood with iron leaves (Vsp. 32), peopled by ogresses, called
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅᚱᚾ-ᚢᛁᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)