Gjaf-vaxta
Old Norse Dictionary - gjaf-vaxta
Meaning of Old Norse word "gjaf-vaxta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gjaf-vaxta
- adj. (a maid) grown up, of marriageable age to be given away, Grett. 118.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛅᚠ-ᚢᛅᛋᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)