Festargjöf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - festargjöf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "festargjöf" (or festargjǫf) in Norwegian.

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

festargjöf (festargjǫf)
festargjöf, f. = festarfé 2; nævnes vedSiden af bekkjargjöf DN. I, 102112; af morgongjöf DN. II, 84313; af tilgjöf ogbekkjargjöf DN. IV, 21718. 35114. XI, 5420.

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, festargjöf may be more accurately written as festargjǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚽᛋᛏᛆᚱᚵᛁᚯᚠ
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.

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