Með-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - með-gjöfMeaning of Old Norse word "með-gjöf" (or með-gjǫf) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- með-gjöf (með-gjǫf)
- f. a fee paid for alimentation, = fúlga, q. v.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, með-gjöf may be more accurately written as með-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚦ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.