Til-gjöf

Old Norse Dictionary - til-gjöf

Meaning of Old Norse word "til-gjöf" (or til-gjǫf) in English.

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

til-gjöf Old Norse word can mean:

til-gjöf (til-gjǫf): f. a dower, bridal gift, given by the bridegroom to the bride (cp. mundr), Gþl. 212, 214, 221, Fms. ii. 132, ix. 453, x. 309, 340, D. n. passim.

til-gjöf (til-gjǫf): 2. endowment of a church, K. Á. 24.

til-gjöf (til-gjǫf): 3. an additional payment (Dan. tilgift), D. n.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Dan.: Danish.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

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