Nef-gjöld

Old Norse Dictionary - nef-gjöld

Meaning of Old Norse word "nef-gjöld" (or nef-gjǫld) in English.

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

nef-gjöld (nef-gjǫld)
n. = nefgildi (II), Hkv. 1. 12.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
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