jarðhús

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *erþahūsą; synchronically, from jǫrð (“earth”) +‎ hús (“house”).

Noun

jarðhús n

  1. underground room or passage

Descendants

  • → Russian: я́рус (járus)

References

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic‎[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press
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