Ráð-gjafl

Old Norse Dictionary - ráð-gjafl

Meaning of Old Norse word "ráð-gjafl" in English.

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

ráð-gjafl: a, m. a counsellor, esp. one of the council of a king or princely person, cp. king’s counsel, Sighvat, Fms. vi. 27, 439, vii. 106, ix. 459, Ó. H. 43, Eg. 646, Orkn. 442, Landn. 148.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

esp.: especially.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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