Jalda

Old Norwegian Dictionary - jalda

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "jalda" in Norwegian.

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

jalda: jalda, f. Hoppe, = merr, lat. equa (gotl.jäldä Rietz 300 a17); ek vilda svá ríðajöldu (nl. söðulkollu Grett. 1051. 10712 fg),at - Grett. 10622; vilda'k hitt, atværi - gömul jalda - Steingerðr enek reini, væra'k - þeirri á bak hlaup-inn Korm. 194 (4316. 1542 fg); í jöldulíki Hkr. 1512 (Fris. 11731). Naar detteOrd forekommer i Jölduhlaup (et Steds-navn i Irland Landn. 1, 1; Fm. I, 234), kan Stedet maaske have faaet sitNavn deraf, at nogen havde set der heststanda, er hýddi meri (Herv. 25811),eller af der opstillede Nidstænger, der skulde tjene til en Mands Forhaanelse,hvilken man vilde betegne som jalda ellermerr, jvf Hítd. 33. En anden Forkla-ring er fremkommen under Ordet hlaup.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᛆᛚᚦᛆ
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.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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