iorþ

iorþ

See also: iorth

Old Danish

Alternative forms

• iorth (Jutlandic)

Etymology

From Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō.

Noun

iorþ f (genitive iorþar, plural iorþir)

1. (Scanian) earth, land
   • c. 1210, "Sæl bondæn bort", Scanian Law, chapter 11.

     Sæl bondæn bort kunu sinæ iorþ ok […]

     If a man sells off his wife's land, and […]

Descendants

• Danish: jord

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō.

Noun

iorþ f

1. earth, land

Descendants

• Swedish: jord