Gestgjafi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gestgjafi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gestgjafi" in Norwegian.

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

gestgjafi
gestgjafi, m. Mand som tager imod Gjesterog forsyner dem med det fornødne; I.var góðr gestgjafi dvs. en gjestfri Mand, Gísl. 4717.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚽᛋᛏᚵᛁᛆᚠᛁ
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:

m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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