Fiski-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - fiski-gjöf
Meaning of Old Norse word "fiski-gjöf" (or fiski-gjǫf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fiski-gjöf (fiski-gjǫf)
- f. a contribution in fish, N. G. L. i. 257.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fiski-gjöf may be more accurately written as fiski-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛋᚴᛁ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)