iorth

See also: iorþ

Old Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse jǫrð.

Noun

iorth f

  1. earth
    • 13th century, Henrik Harpestreng, Liber Herbarum, 2:42.
      […] waxær hun giærnæ nithær i yorth.
      […] it will grow down in the earth.
  2. land
    • 1241, Codex Holmiensis, 1:36.
      Sæl bondæ sinæ egnæ iorth.
      If a farmer sells his lands.

Descendants

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