Mútu-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - mútu-gjöf
Meaning of Old Norse word "mútu-gjöf" (or mútu-gjǫf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mútu-gjöf (mútu-gjǫf)
- f. bribe-giving, Fms. ix. 329:—bartering, muntú þau hvárki plokka af mér með mútugjöfum né heitan, Ld. 150.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mútu-gjöf may be more accurately written as mútu-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᛏᚢ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)