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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