Giptingar-veð

Old Norse Dictionary - giptingar-veð

Meaning of Old Norse word "giptingar-veð" in English.

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

giptingar-veð
n. wedding-security, i. e. for the dowry, n. G. L. ii. 304.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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