Gjöfir
Old Norwegian Dictionary - gjöfirMeaning of Old Norwegian word "gjöfir" (or gjǫfir) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- gjöfir (gjǫfir)
- gjöfir, m. = gjafi, gjafari? Alv. 4 (NFkv.129 b11. 18 fgg).
Part of speech: m
Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, gjöfir may be more accurately written as gjǫfir.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᚯᚠᛁᚱ
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.
- v.
- Verbum.