Gyli-gjöf

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gyli-gjöf

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 gyli-gjöf (gyli-gjǫf)

f. [cp. Eng. gewgaw], gewgaws, showy gifts, Nj. (MS.) 142, (Ed. sæmiligum gjöfum.)

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᛚᛁ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)

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