Frum-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - frum-gjöf
Meaning of Old Norse word "frum-gjöf" (or frum-gjǫf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- frum-gjöf (frum-gjǫf)
- f. the first gift, 677. 4.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, frum-gjöf may be more accurately written as frum-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᚢᛘ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.