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Til-gjöf

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Definitions

3 definitions

1 til-gjöf til-gjǫf

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 til-gjöf til-gjǫf

2. endowment of a church, K. Á. 24.

3 til-gjöf til-gjǫf

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

Orthography

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Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

til-gjöf

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "til-gjöf" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

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