Gjaf-vaxta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gjaf-vaxta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 gjaf-vaxta

adj. (a maid) grown up, of marriageable age to be given away, Grett. 118.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᛅᚠ-ᚢᛅᚴᛋᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Works & Authors

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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