Með-gjöf

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

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

með-gjöf (með-gjǫf)

f. a fee paid for alimentation, = fúlga, q. v.

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

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