Erfðajörð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - erfðajörð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "erfðajörð" (or erfðajǫrð) in Norwegian.

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

erfðajörð (erfðajǫrð)
erfðajörð, f. Arvejord, Jord som arves; Jorsalaland kaldes erfðajörð almáttigsguðs Klm. 54429.

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, erfðajörð may be more accurately written as erfðajǫrð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᚱᚠᚦᛆᛁᚯᚱᚦ
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.
m.
Masculin.

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