Morgun-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - morgun-gjöf
Meaning of Old Norse word "morgun-gjöf" (or morgun-gjǫf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- morgun-gjöf (morgun-gjǫf)
- f. [Dan. morgen-gave, Germ. morgen-gabe], a bridal gift, made by the bridegroom to his bride on the morning after the wedding, Fas. i. 345; cp. bekkjargjöf.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, morgun-gjöf may be more accurately written as morgun-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᚱᚴᚢᚾ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)