Jafnaðar-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - jafnaðar-gjöf
Meaning of Old Norse word "jafnaðar-gjöf" (or jafnaðar-gjǫf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- jafnaðar-gjöf (jafnaðar-gjǫf)
- f. a law term, an equal gift, equal portion; gaf hann henni tuttugu hundruð af sínu gózi, ok reiknaði þat j. við Halldóru dóttur sína, Dipl. iv. 7.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, jafnaðar-gjöf may be more accurately written as jafnaðar-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅᚠᚾᛅᚦᛅᚱ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)