Hey-gjöf

Old Norse Dictionary - hey-gjöf

Meaning of Old Norse word "hey-gjöf" (or hey-gjǫf) in English.

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

hey-gjöf (hey-gjǫf)
f. hay fodder, Boll. 348, Sturl. iii. 292.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hey-gjöf may be more accurately written as hey-gjǫf.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Boll.
Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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