Gjaf-vinr
Old Norse Dictionary - gjaf-vinr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gjaf-vinr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gjaf-vinr
- m. an open-handed friend, benefactor, Fbr. 204, Sturl. i. 89.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛅᚠ-ᚢᛁᚾᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)