jurt
nafnorðkvenkyn
, later urt, which forms also occur in old writers, 85, 53, no doubt a borrowed word from the or Saxon; the j being a substitute for the w, which cannot be sounded in before the letter u; [ wyrt; wort; wurz; würze; urt]:—aromatic herbs, used to season wine, dishes, ointment; in old writers only in that sense, whereas in usage = a herb; smyrsl ok jurtir, 430; smyrja með dýrustum jurtum, 30; skaltú laugask ok smyrja þik ágætum jurtum, 423; dýrligra urta, 53; dýrar jurtir, iii. 359; allar þær urtir er bezt ilma, 85; ágætar jurtir, i. 258; krydd ok jurtir, 194; ilmandi urtir, 53.
II. a herb; grösin og jurtir grænar,
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- Germ.German.
- Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- A. S.Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.English.
- O. H. G.Old High German.
- Dan.Danish.
- mod.modern.
- COMPDSsamsett orð (e. compounds)
- Al.Alexanders saga. (G. I.)
- Hom.Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Magn.Magnús saga jarls. (E. II.)
- Stj.Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Eluc.Elucidarium. (F. II.)
- Fas.Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
- Bs.Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
- Hallgr.Hallgrímr Pétrsson.