Líf-gjöf

Old Norse Dictionary - líf-gjöf

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

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

líf-gjöf (líf-gjǫf)
f. the granting the life or pardon to one, Fs. 7, Anal. 201, Fms. iii. 161, vi. 224.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚠ-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:

Anal.
Analecta. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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