Griða-gjöf

Old Norse Dictionary - griða-gjöf

Meaning of Old Norse word "griða-gjöf" (or griða-gjǫf) in English.

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

griða-gjöf (griða-gjǫf)
f. a granting truce (life), Orkn. 456, Fms. ix. 524.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, griða-gjöf may be more accurately written as griða-gjǫf.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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