Trað-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - trað-gjöfMeaning of Old Norse word "trað-gjöf" (or trað-gjǫf) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- trað-gjöf (trað-gjǫf)
- f. cramming, giving sheep and cattle as much fodder as they can eat, Jb. 224.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, trað-gjöf may be more accurately written as trað-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛅᚦ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)