Málagjöf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - málagjöf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "málagjöf" (or málagjǫf) in Norwegian.

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

málagjöf (málagjǫf)
málagjöf, f. Lønning, hvad der af nogen (e-s) betales i Løn til málamenn. Flat.II, 20121; Fm. VI, 24310; VIII, 1546.IX, 4821 (Icel. s. II, 1943); ogsaa omBelønning, hvormed Gud lønner Menne-skene og deres Gjerninger: Heilag. I,5408. II, 15632; Bp. II, 612.

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, málagjöf may be more accurately written as málagjǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛆᛚᛆᚵᛁᚯᚠ
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.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
p.
Pagina, side.
s.
substantiv.

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