Gjafa-skipti

Old Norse Dictionary - gjafa-skipti

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

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

gjafa-skipti: and gjafa-víxl, n. exchange of gifts, Gísl. 13, 96, Bs. i. 82:—in a technical sense, brúð-gjöf (q. v.), bekkjar-gjöf (q. v.), morgun-gjöf, a bride-gift, bench-gift, morning-gift, cp. n. G. l. i. 27, 29, 51, passim: til-gjöf, a dowry,—all referring to a wedding: með-gjöf—fúlga, q. v.; á-gjöf, q. v.; milli-gjöf, discount; líf-gjöf, pardon; ofaní-gjöf, rebuke: Icel. also give the name to foddering, setja á gjöf, hence gjafar-mál, n. foddering hour, Gþl. 442.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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

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