Gjaf-lyndi
Old Norse Dictionary - gjaf-lyndi
Meaning of Old Norse word "gjaf-lyndi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gjaf-lyndi
- n. open-handedness, Fms. v. 188.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛅᚠ-ᛚᚢᚾᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)