Ætt-göfgi
Old Norse Dictionary - ætt-göfgiMeaning of Old Norse word "ætt-göfgi" (or ætt-gǫfgi) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ætt-göfgi (ætt-gǫfgi)
- f. nobleness of birth.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ætt-göfgi may be more accurately written as ætt-gǫfgi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛏᛏ-ᚴᚢᚠᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.