Þjónustu-gjöld

Old Norse Dictionary - þjónustu-gjöld

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

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

þjónustu-gjöld (þjónustu-gjǫld)
n. pl. wages for service, Fb. ii. 231.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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