Göfgi

Meaning of Old Norse word "göfgi" (or gǫfgi)

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

göfgi (gǫfgi)

f. nobility; ætt-g., noble extraction.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, göfgi may be more accurately written as gǫfgi.

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