Upp-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - upp-gjöf
Meaning of Old Norse word "upp-gjöf" (or upp-gjǫf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- upp-gjöf (upp-gjǫf)
- f. a giving up. El. 2: remission, u. um sakir, Ld. 44; til merkis þessar uppgjafur, H.E, i. 405: uppgjafa- in compds, = Lat. emeritus, e. g. uppgjafa-prestr.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, upp-gjöf may be more accurately written as upp-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛒ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
Works & Authors cited:
- El.
- Elis Saga. (G. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)