Gjöfull

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gjöfull

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gjöfull" (or gjǫfull) in Norwegian.

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

gjöfull (gjǫfull)
gjöfull, adj. gavmild; gjöfull at gulliSig. 1, 7.

Part of speech: adj

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, gjöfull may be more accurately written as gjǫfull.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᚯᚠᚢᛚᛚ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.

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