Gáfa

Old Norse Dictionary - gáfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "gáfa" in English.

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

gáfa
u, f. [from Germ. gabe], a gift in a spiritual sense; skáldskapar-gáfa, a poetical gift: esp. in pl. gifts, wit.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

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