Old Norse Dictionary Entry

For-gipt

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 for-gipt

f. payment for alimentation, = mod. meðgjöf, Sd. 149, Fms. vi. 298, vii. 112, Fas. ii. 438, Fs. 29, 64. forgiptar-laust, adj. without costs, 655 xx. 4.

2 for-gipt

II. [Germ. vergift], poison, Bb. 3. 68, but in this sense it can scarcely be called an Icel. word.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

for-gipt

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.

Works & Authors

Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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