Frumgjöf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - frumgjöf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "frumgjöf" (or frumgjǫf) in Norwegian.

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

frumgjöf (frumgjǫf)
frumgjöf, f. Naadegave (mods. réttlætis-gjöf). Leif. 524. 27. 813. 17 fg

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, frumgjöf may be more accurately written as frumgjǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚱᚢᛘᚵᛁᚯᚠ
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.
s.
substantiv.

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