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Old Norse
Alternative forms
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?
Declension
Declension of jǫrð (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
Descendants