Jórsalagjöf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - jórsalagjöf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "jórsalagjöf" (or jórsalagjǫf) in Norwegian.

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

jórsalagjöf (jórsalagjǫf)
jórsalagjöf, f. Udredelse af Bidrag til jór-salaferð (jvf DN. I, 705 under jórsala-land); þá kom út páfa boðskapr umjórsalagjöf Bp. I, 82421; jvf koma útbréf Clemens páfa at leggja til jór-salaferðar (Aar 1310) Sturl. II, 38827.

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, jórsalagjöf may be more accurately written as jórsalagjǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᚮᚱᛋᛆᛚᛆᚵᛁᚯᚠ
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.
p.
Pagina, side.

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