Kú-gildi

Old Norse Dictionary - kú-gildi

Meaning of Old Norse word "kú-gildi"

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

kú-gildi
n. a cow’s value, Grág. i. 145, 502, Fb. i. 524; kúgildis-hestr, -hross, a horse worth a k., Vm. 136, 149; kúgildis skaði, the loss of a cow’s value, Grág. i. 130.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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