Geld-fé

Old Norse Dictionary - geld-fé

Meaning of Old Norse word "geld-fé" in English.

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

geld-fé Old Norse word can mean:

geld-fé: n. a barren sheep (cp. geldær), Grág. i. 416, 421, Eg. 740, Vm. 87.

geld-fé: COMPDS: geldfjár-afréttr, -hagar, m., -höfn, f. pasture for geldfé, Vm. 60, 80, Grág. ii. 326. geldfjár-kúgildi, n. a cow’s value paid in geldfé, Vm. 34, Jb. 361. geldfjár-rekstr, m. = geldfjárhöfn, Grág. ii. 327, Jb. 284, Dipl. iv. 9. geldfjár-samnaðr, m. a flock of geldfé, Grág. i. 416.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.