Föður-gjöld

Old Norse Dictionary - föður-gjöld

Meaning of Old Norse word "föður-gjöld" (or fǫður-gjǫld) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

föður-gjöld (fǫður-gjǫld)
n. pl. weregild for one’s father, Edda 48, Ísl. ii. 216.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, föður-gjöld may be more accurately written as fǫður-gjǫld.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚦᚢᚱ-ᚴᛁᚢᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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