Lagagjöf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lagagjöf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lagagjöf" (or lagagjǫf) in Norwegian.

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

lagagjöf (lagagjǫf): lagagjöf, f. Gave som man ifølge Lovener berettiget til at give (f. Ex. fjórð-ungsgjöf, tíundargjöf). DN. III, 5184.

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, lagagjöf may be more accurately written as lagagjǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛆᚵᛆᚵᛁᚯᚠ
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.