Sigrgjöf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sigrgjöf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sigrgjöf" (or sigrgjǫf) in Norwegian.

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

sigrgjöf (sigrgjǫf): sigrgjöf, f. 1) Gave til Gud, hvorved man søger at tilvende sig Seier (jvf sigrfórn);heiðingjar blóta hinum verstum mönn-um -, en vér skulum velja at mann-kostum ok kalla sigrgjöf við dróttinvárn Jesum Kristum Bp. 1, 239. 11; þeirsjalfir, at til þessarar sigrgjafar erunefndir (dvs. til at ofres) Flat. I, 44414. 2) Gave af Seier fra Gud: mun Óðinnvilja skjöplast í sigrgjöfinni við mikFld. I, 38018; snúa nú heim lofandiguð fyrir sigrgjöfina Gyð. 165.

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, sigrgjöf may be more accurately written as sigrgjǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛁᚵᚱᚵᛁᚯᚠ
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.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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