Gefn

Old Norse Dictionary - gefn

Meaning of Old Norse word "gefn" in English.

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

gefn: f., poët. name of the goddess Freyja, Edda 21; prop. a giver, in poët. periphr. descriptions of women, Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

poët.: poetically.

prop.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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