Af-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - af-gjöf
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-gjöf" (or af-gjǫf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- af-gjöf (af-gjǫf)
- f. = afgipt, K. Á. 170, 174, H. E. i. 430.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, af-gjöf may be more accurately written as af-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)