Prest-jörð

Old Norse Dictionary - prest-jörð

Meaning of Old Norse word "prest-jörð" (or prest-jǫrð) in English.

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

prest-jörð (prest-jǫrð)
f. a priest’s land, D. N.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, prest-jörð may be more accurately written as prest-jǫrð.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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