Undir-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - undir-gjöf
Meaning of Old Norse word "undir-gjöf" (or undir-gjǫf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- undir-gjöf (undir-gjǫf)
- f. subjection, H. E. i. 388.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, undir-gjöf may be more accurately written as undir-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᛏᛁᚱ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)