Gjaf-vaxta

Old Norse Dictionary - gjaf-vaxta

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

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

gjaf-vaxta
adj. (a maid) grown up, of marriageable age to be given away, Grett. 118.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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