Festar-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - festar-gjöf
Meaning of Old Norse word "festar-gjöf" (or festar-gjǫf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- festar-gjöf (festar-gjǫf)
- f. id., D. N.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, festar-gjöf may be more accurately written as festar-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛋᛏᛅᚱ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)