Gjöf

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gjöf

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "gjöf" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

gjöf
(gen. gjafar, pl. gjafar and gjafir), f. gift; skipta gjöfum við e-n, to exchange gifts with one; leiða e-n út (í brott) með gjöfum, leysa e-n á brott með gjöfum, to dismiss one with gifts (at the end of a visit).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚢᚠ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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