Ofan-í-gjöf

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

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

ofan-í-gjöf (ofan-í-gjǫf)

f. payment into the bargain:—rebuke.

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

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