Heilsu-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - heilsu-gjöf
Meaning of Old Norse word "heilsu-gjöf" (or heilsu-gjǫf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- heilsu-gjöf (heilsu-gjǫf)
- f. a ‘gift of health,’ cure, Fas. iii. 277, Magn. 532: eccl. salvation, Stj. 141.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, heilsu-gjöf may be more accurately written as heilsu-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛚᛋᚢ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)