Fyrir-gefning

Old Norse Dictionary - fyrir-gefning

Meaning of Old Norse word "fyrir-gefning"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fyrir-gefning
f. forgiveness, Rb. 336, Th. 78, Fms. viii. 442, Stj. 110, N. T. passim.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᛁᚱ-ᚴᛁᚠᚾᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. T.
New Testament.
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
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