Jórtra

Old Norse Dictionary - jórtra

Meaning of Old Norse word "jórtra" in English.

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

jórtra
að, prob. qs. jótra, from jótr (q. v.), to ruminate, Stj. 316:—jórtruð húð, a rugged hide, rough as an animal’s maw, Fas. iii. (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

prob.
probably.
qs.
quasi.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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