Guð-gjöf

Meaning of Old Norse word "guð-gjöf" (or guð-gjǫf)

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

guð-gjöf (guð-gjǫf)

f. a gift of God, Mar.

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

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