Til-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - til-gjöf
Meaning of Old Norse word "til-gjöf" (or til-gjǫf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word til-gjöf can mean:til-gjöf
- til-gjöf (til-gjǫf)
- f. a dower, bridal gift, given by the bridegroom to the bride (cp. mundr), Gþl. 212, 214, 221, Fms. ii. 132, ix. 453, x. 309, 340, D. n. passim.
- til-gjöf (til-gjǫf)
- 2. endowment of a church, K. Á. 24.
- til-gjöf (til-gjǫf)
- 3. an additional payment (Dan. tilgift), D. n.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, til-gjöf may be more accurately written as til-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛚ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)