Út-jörð

Old Norse Dictionary - út-jörð

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

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

út-jörð (út-jǫrð)
f. an outlying estate, Pm. 3; as opp. to óðal, Gþl. 233.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Pm.
Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
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