Gjaf-erfð

Old Norse Dictionary - gjaf-erfð

Meaning of Old Norse word "gjaf-erfð" in English.

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

gjaf-erfð
f. a bequest, Fms. vii. 124, N. G. L. i. 50.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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