Hæðagöfgan

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hæðagöfgan

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hæðagöfgan" (or hæðagǫfgan) in Norwegian.

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

hæðagöfgan (hæðagǫfgan): hæðagöfgan, f. Dyrkelse, Helligholdelse afHøie (hæðir). Stj. 64124 (2 Kong. 18, 22).

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, hæðagöfgan may be more accurately written as hæðagǫfgan.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛅᚦᛆᚵᚯᚠᚵᛆᚿ
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.