Gjöf
Old Icelandic Dictionary - gjöfMeaning 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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