jörð

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) earth
 * 2) * Revelation 6-11 (English and Icelandic)
 * Og ég sá, og sjá: Bleikur hestur, og sá er á honum sat, hann hét Dauði, og Hel var í för með honum. Þeim var gefið vald yfir fjórða hluta jarðarinnar, til þess að deyða með sverði, með hungri og drepsótt og láta menn farast fyrir villidýrum jarðarinnar.
 * I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.
 * 1) soil
 * 2) ground
 * 3) estate, tract of land (as property)
 * 1) estate, tract of land (as property)

Usage notes

 * Often used with a definite article jörðin, a little akin to the English "the earth".