Hey-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - hey-gjöf
Meaning of Old Norse word "hey-gjöf" (or hey-gjǫf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hey-gjöf (hey-gjǫf)
- f. hay fodder, Boll. 348, Sturl. iii. 292.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hey-gjöf may be more accurately written as hey-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚢ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Boll.
- Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)