Gjaforð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gjaforð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gjaforð" in Norwegian.

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

gjaforð
gjaforð, n. Giftermaal som en Kvinde gjør, naar hun bortgiftes (i Mods. til kván-fang om Manden), = giptarorð, gipt-ingarorð. Flat. I, 41526; Fm. X, 8826;Ljósv. 1369.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᛆᚠᚮᚱᚦ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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