Nerthus, i, [Old Germ. nirdu; cf. Sanscr. narakas, underworld; Gr. ἔνεροι], f.,
a goddess of the ancient Germans, the Earth , Tac. G. 40, 4; v. Orell. ad h. l.
Nerthus ī, f Mother Earth (a goddess of the Germans), Ta. ...
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