Ársgjöf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ársgjöf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ársgjöf" (or ársgjǫf) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

ársgjöf (ársgjǫf)
ársgjöf, f.? forekommer Dn. I, 731. II,2345 om Gave af Jordegods, som den ene Ægtefælle giver den anden. Jvf.algjöf.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, ársgjöf may be more accurately written as ársgjǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᚱᛋᚵᛁᚯᚠ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
n.
Neutrum.

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