Hrossagjöf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hrossagjöf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hrossagjöf" (or hrossagjǫf) in Norwegian.

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

hrossagjöf (hrossagjǫf)
hrossagjöf, f. Gave som bestaar i hross.Sturl. I, 1494.

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, hrossagjöf may be more accurately written as hrossagjǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚱᚮᛋᛋᛆᚵᛁᚯᚠ
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.
s.
substantiv.

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