Hefndar-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - hefndar-gjöfMeaning of Old Norse word "hefndar-gjöf" (or hefndar-gjǫf) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hefndar-gjöf (hefndar-gjǫf)
- f. a gift of revenge, ill-fated gift, donum Danaorum.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hefndar-gjöf may be more accurately written as hefndar-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚠᚾᛏᛅᚱ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.