Guð-sifjar
Old Norse Dictionary - guð-sifjarMeaning of Old Norse word "guð-sifjar" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- guð-sifjar
- f. pl. [A. S. godsebi, whence Engl. gossip; O. H. G. gotsip; eccl. Lat. cognatio spiritualis]:—sponsorship; veita e-m guðsifjar, eiga, göra g. við e-n, Grág. i. 50, n. G. l. i. 16, 350, Nj. 235, FmS. i. 130, FS. 115, Hkr. i. 220. guðsifja-spell, n. incestuous connection of god-relatives, Fr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚦ-ᛋᛁᚠᛁᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
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