Definitions
Definitions
1 vin-gjöf vin-gjǫf
f. a friendly gift. Eg. 52, 278, Clem. 133: sendi hann konungi vingjafir, Fms. i. 53; gefa á maðr vingjafar at sér lifanda, Grág. i. 202; vingjafar þágu þér, enda veitið ér svá, 656 C. 12 (Matt. x. 8), and passim; cp. Hm. 40, and the old custom of exchanging gifts.
Orthography
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
vin-gjöf
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "vin-gjöf" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).