Gjaf-erfð
Old Norse Dictionary - gjaf-erfð
Meaning of Old Norse word "gjaf-erfð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gjaf-erfð
- f. a bequest, Fms. vii. 124, N. G. L. i. 50.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛅᚠ-ᛁᚱᚠᚦ
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:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)