Föður-gjöld
Old Norse Dictionary - föður-gjöld
Meaning of Old Norse word "föður-gjöld" (or fǫður-gjǫld)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- föður-gjöld (fǫður-gjǫld)
- n. pl. weregild for one’s father, Edda 48, Ísl. ii. 216.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, föður-gjöld may be more accurately written as fǫður-gjǫld.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚦᚢᚱ-ᚴᛁᚢᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)