Gjafa-leysi

Old Norse Dictionary - gjafa-leysi

Meaning of Old Norse word "gjafa-leysi" in English.

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

gjafa-leysi
n. scanty gifts, Fms. v. 188.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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