Definitions
Definitions
1 bekkjar-gjöf bekkjar-gjǫf
f. ‘bench-gift,’ an old custom to offer a gift to the bride whilst she sate on the bride’s bench at the wedding festival, Ld. 188, cp. Fms. ii. 133, and in many passages in Fritzner from D. N. it seems to be synonymous with línfé (lín, a veil), as the bride’s face on the wedding day was veiled; ganga und líni is a poët. phrase used of the bride on the bridal bench, yet Fms. x. 313, línfé eða b.
Orthography
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
bekkjar-gjöf
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "bekkjar-gjöf" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).