iorþ

See also: iorth

Old Danish

Alternative forms

• iorth (Jutland)
• ᛁᚮᚱᚦ (Runic)

Etymology

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

Noun

iorþ f (genitive iorþar, dative iorþo, plural iorþir)

1. (Scania) 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

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

iorþ f

1. earth, land

Declension

Declension of iorþ (strong ō-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	iorþ	iorþin	iorþar	iorþarnar, iorþanar
accusative	iorþ	iorþina	iorþar	iorþarnar, iorþanar
dative	iorþ, iorþo	iorþinni, iorþinne	iorþum, iorþom	iorþumin, iorþomen
genitive	iorþar	iorþarinnar	iorþa	iorþanna

Descendants

• Swedish: jord