Gjaf-orð

Old Norse Dictionary - gjaf-orð

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

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

gjaf-orð
n. a match, of a woman to be married, Fr. parlie, Eg. 36, 598, Nj. 38, Fms. i. 298, Lv. 38, Aim. 6, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

Fr.
French in etymologies.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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