scurve
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I have seen it written in many places that the name Yordas comes from the Old Norse jord ass (or jord aas) meaning 'Earth stream'. I am no Old Norse scholar but, whilst j?r? certainly seems to be the word for earth, I cannot find any source for the word ass or aas meaning stream.
The Old Norse word ?ss, as far as I can tell, meant god - as used in ?sgar?r, the enclosure of the gods. Can anyone point me to a better Old Norse dictionary?
The Old Norse word ?ss, as far as I can tell, meant god - as used in ?sgar?r, the enclosure of the gods. Can anyone point me to a better Old Norse dictionary?