Þrif-gjafari

Old Norse Dictionary - þrif-gjafari

Meaning of Old Norse word "þrif-gjafari" in English.

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

þrif-gjafari
and þrif-gjafi, a, m. a giver of good things, a bounteous giver, Mar., Hom. (St.)

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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