Fjórðungsgjöf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fjórðungsgjöf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fjórðungsgjöf" (or fjórðungsgjǫf) in Norwegian.

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

fjórðungsgjöf (fjórðungsgjǫf): fjórðungsgjöf, f. Gave som man frit kundebortskjænke af selverhvervet Gods indtilFjerdedelen af dettes Beløp (Frost. 3,17. 9, 4. 18). Landsl. 5, 212. 7; DN.II, 18111. 32314. 84312. 100831. VI, 3869.

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, fjórðungsgjöf may be more accurately written as fjórðungsgjǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚮᚱᚦᚢᚿᚵᛋᚵᛁᚯᚠ
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.