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.)
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