Til-gjöf

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

f. a dower, bridal gift, given by the bridegroom to the bride (cp. mundr), Gþl. 212, 214, 221, Fms. ii. 132, ix. 453, x. 309, 340, D. N. passim.

2. endowment of a church, K. Á. 24.

3. an additional payment (Dan. tilgift), D. N.

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ᛏᛁᛚ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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"Fornjóts synir eru á landi komnir"