Vin-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - vin-gjöf
Meaning of Old Norse word "vin-gjöf" (or vin-gjǫf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vin-gjöf (vin-gjǫf)
- f. a friendly gift. Eg. 52, 278, Clem. 133: sendi hann konungi vingjafir, Fms. i. 53; gefa á maðr vingjafar at sér lifanda, Grág. i. 202; vingjafar þágu þér, enda veitið ér svá, 656 C. 12 (Matt. x. 8), and passim; cp. Hm. 40, and the old custom of exchanging gifts.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vin-gjöf may be more accurately written as vin-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚾ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Clem.
- Clements Saga. (F. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)