- Jörð (Old Norse: Jǫrð, lit. 'earth') is the
personification of
earth and a
goddess in
Norse mythology. She is the
mother of the
thunder god Thor and a...
-
German word
meaning "mountain forest." Also, the Old High
German name
Fergunna apparently refers to the Ore
Mountains and
Virgundia (cf.
modern Virngrund...
-
written records. However, the
names Hirc****
Saltus (Hercynian Forest) or
Fergunna,
which appeared in the 9th century, were only used in a
general sense for...
- 'mountain') (compare with
Gothic fairguni ('mountain'), Old High
German Fergunna ('Ore Mountains')) and
bucca ('buck') (compare with
modern German Steinbock...
- (covered with oaks)", Anglo-Saxon firgen- "mountain wood", Old High
German Fergunna,
Virgundia waldus, etc.
French place names derived from the
forms Percia****...
