Gull-fjöðr
Old Norse Dictionary - gull-fjöðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gull-fjöðr" (or gull-fjǫðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gull-fjöðr (gull-fjǫðr)
- f. gold-quill, name of a code of laws, Fms. viii. 277.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, gull-fjöðr may be more accurately written as gull-fjǫðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛚᛚ-ᚠᛁᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)