Griða-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - griða-gjöf
Meaning of Old Norse word "griða-gjöf" (or griða-gjǫf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- griða-gjöf (griða-gjǫf)
- f. a granting truce (life), Orkn. 456, Fms. ix. 524.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, griða-gjöf may be more accurately written as griða-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᚦᛅ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)