Norðr-sjór

Old Norse Dictionary - norðr-sjór

Meaning of Old Norse word "norðr-sjór" in English.

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

norðr-sjór Old Norse word can mean:

norðr-sjór
m. the Northern arm of the sea, Fms. viii. 426, v. 1.
norðr-sjór
2. the North Sea; Dan. Nordsöen.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
Dan.
Danish.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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