Frelsisgjöf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - frelsisgjöf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "frelsisgjöf" (or frelsisgjǫf) in Norwegian.

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

frelsisgjöf (frelsisgjǫf): frelsisgjöf, f. (Træls) Frigivelse (jvf efmaðr gefr þræli frelsi Gul. 615). Gul.62; Fbr. 3424 (jvf 3419).

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, frelsisgjöf may be more accurately written as frelsisgjǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚱᚽᛚᛋᛁᛋᚵᛁᚯᚠ
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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