Hefndar-gjöf

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

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

hefndar-gjöf (hefndar-gjǫf)

f. a gift of revenge, ill-fated gift, donum Danaorum.

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

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