Guðvefjar-skikkja

Old Norse Dictionary - guðvefjar-skikkja

Meaning of Old Norse word "guðvefjar-skikkja" in English.

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

guðvefjar-skikkja
u, f. a kirtle of g.; þá skal dóttir taka í arf móður sinnar ef bróðir lifir, klæði öll nema guðvefjar-skikkjur ok ó-skorin klæði öll, þat á bróðir, N. G. L. i. 210, Stj. 363, Fms. vi. 186.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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