Mótigjöf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mótigjöf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mótigjöf" (or mótigjǫf) in Norwegian.

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

mótigjöf (mótigjǫf): mótigjöf, f. Gjengave, Gave som givesnogen til Gjengjæld for modtagen Gave.DN. V, 50019. VI, 33610.

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, mótigjöf may be more accurately written as mótigjǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚮᛏᛁᚵᛁᚯᚠ
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.