Nef-gjöld
Old Norse Dictionary - nef-gjöld
Meaning of Old Norse word "nef-gjöld" (or nef-gjǫld)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- nef-gjöld (nef-gjǫld)
- n. = nefgildi (II), Hkv. 1. 12.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, nef-gjöld may be more accurately written as nef-gjǫld.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚠ-ᚴᛁᚢᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)