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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

jord.

earth, soil, ground

4 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/juːr/[juːɾ][juːʁ][juːɽ]
  1. earth, soil, ground

    feminine · masculine
  2. the earth, or the Earth (the planet we live on; see also Jorden)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

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

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