jǫrð
See also: jord, jørð, jorð, and jörð
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- jorð
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *erþō (“earth”). Cognate with Old English eorþe, Old Frisian erthe, Old Saxon ertha, Old Dutch ertha, Old High German erda, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 (airþa). The root vowel e underwent breaking (e > ja), or breaking and u-umlaut (e > ja > jǫ).
Pronunciation
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈjɒrð/
Noun
jǫrð f (genitive jarðar, plural jarðir)
- earth
- Alvíssmál, stanza 9, lines 4-6
- Hvé sú jǫrð heitir,
er liggr fyr alda sonum
heimi hverjum í?- How is the earth named,
that which lies before the sons of men,
in each of the worlds?
- How is the earth named,
- Alvíssmál, stanza 9, lines 4-6
Declension
Declension of jǫrð (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
feminine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | jǫrð | jǫrðin | jarðar, jarðir | jarðarnar, jarðirnar |
accusative | jǫrð | jǫrðina | jarðar, jarðir | jarðarnar, jarðirnar |
dative | jǫrð, jǫrðu | jǫrðinni | jǫrðum | jǫrðunum |
genitive | jarðar | jarðarinnar | jarða | jarðanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: jörð
- Faroese: jørð
- Norn: yurn (< jǫrðin)
- Norwegian Nynorsk: jord f
- Jamtish: jórð
- Elfdalian: juord
- Westrobothnian: jol
- Old Swedish: iorþ, iordh
- Swedish: jord
- Old Danish: iorth
- Danish: jord
- Norwegian Bokmål: jord m or f
- Scanian: jorð
- Danish: jord
- Old Gutnish: iorþ
- Gutnish: jård