Griðagjöf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - griðagjöf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "griðagjöf" (or griðagjǫf) in Norwegian.

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

griðagjöf (griðagjǫf)
griðagjöf, f. Tilstaaelse af grið 2. Fm.IX, 524; Sturl. I, 39623. II, 21826.

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, griðagjöf may be more accurately written as griðagjǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚱᛁᚦᛆᚵᛁᚯᚠ
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.
m.
Masculin.

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