jord

From Old Danish iorþ, iorth, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-.

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

jord c (singular definite jorden, plural indefinite jorde)

1. earth
2. dirt, soil

   Jeg har købt en sæk jord til bede i min baghave.

   I've bought a sack of soil for beds in my backyard.

3. ground (the natural surface)

   Jeg smed den på jorden!

   I threw it on the ground!

jord c (singular definite jorden, plural indefinite jorder)

1. land

• “jord” in Den Danske Ordbog

• IPA^(key): /juːr/, ,
• (thick L) IPA^(key):

• Audio:

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• Homophone: jol (in dialects with thick L)

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

jord

Wikipedia ^no

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Jorden

Wikipedia ^no

From Danish jord, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-. Compare to Nynorsk jord.

jord m or f (definite singular jorda or jorden)

1. earth, soil, ground
   • "Nettene blir varmere enn dagene", Dagens Næeringsliv, 10 March 2016.

     En ny studie, ledet av forsker Richard Davy ved Nansensenteret og Bjerknessenteret, forklarer utviklingen med en naturlig syklus i luftlaget nærmest jorda.

   • Andreas Capjon, quoted in Hanne Sofie Fremstad, "Dette er en seter", Dagsavisen, 14 March 2016.

     Dyrking i byen krever kunnskap om jord og planter, men også kreativitet i bruken av plass.

2. the earth, or the Earth (the planet we live on; see also Jorden)
   • Bjørn Stærk, "Effektiv altruisme – veldedighet for kalkulatormennesker", Aftenposten, 28 December 2015.

     I følge filosofen Nick Bostrom vil 10^56 mennesker og AIer kunne eksistere i fremtiden på jorden og alle andre planeter.

jord

1. imperative of jorde

• “jord” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

jord

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Jorda

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

• IPA^(key): /juːr/, , ,
• (thick L) IPA^(key): (see jol)

• Audio:

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• Homophone: jol (in dialects with thick L)

From Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-. Akin to English earth.

jord f (definite singular jorda, indefinite plural jorder, definite plural jordene)

1. earth, soil, ground
2. (electricity) ground
3. the earth, or the Earth (the planet we live on)

   Det finst ingen andre jorder me kan rømma til.

   There are no other earths that we can escape to.

   Innan stjernekunna og lyrikken kallar ein tidvis jorda for Tellus.

   Within astronomy and poetry the earth is sometimes called Tellus.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

jord

1. imperative of jorde

• “jord” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Swedish iorþ, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /juːrd/,

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• Homophones: gjord, hjord

jord c

1. earth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated material in which land plants grow
2. earth, ground (as opposed to the sky or sea)
3. earth; one of the four or five basic elements in alchemical or Taoist philosophy
4. any (hypothetical) planet very similar to Earth which would be able support human life without ever-present technological support.
5. a piece of land, suitable for farming
6. (slightly formal) soil; country, territory; in particular with reference to one's native land.
7. earth, ground; electrical connection to the earth/ground

• (soil): mull, mark
• (earth, ground): backe, landbacke, mark
• (country): land