Vitaz-gjafi

Old Norse Dictionary - vitaz-gjafi

Meaning of Old Norse word "vitaz-gjafi" in English.

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

vitaz-gjafi
a, m. (of a gen. vitaðr = surety), a ‘sure giver,’ the name of a field, the crop of which never failed; þat var akr er kallaðr var Vitazgjafi þvíat hann varð aldregi úfrær, … eigi brásk hann Vitazgjafi enn, Glúm. 340, 343.

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

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
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