Guð-sifjar

Old Norse Dictionary - guð-sifjar

Meaning 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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