Dauðajörd

Old Norwegian Dictionary - dauðajörd

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "dauðajörd" (or dauðajǫrd) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

dauðajörd (dauðajǫrd)
dauðajörd, f. det Sted eller Land, hvortil de fordømte ere henviste i en evig Død,Helvede, mods. jörð lifandi manna, údáins-akr, paradís (Flat. I, 3134). Fld. III,66328 (= jörð dauðans Flat. I, 3032).

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, dauðajörd may be more accurately written as dauðajǫrd.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᛆᚢᚦᛆᛁᚯᚱᚦ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
lat.
latinsk.
s.
substantiv.

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