Skikkjugjöf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skikkjugjöf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skikkjugjöf" (or skikkjugjǫf) in Norwegian.

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

skikkjugjöf (skikkjugjǫf)
skikkjugjöf, f. Gave som bestaar i skikkja;ei mun þat ofmikit þikkja koma ímótskikkjugjöfinni, þótt þú ráðir þessuLjósv. 26213 jvf 4.

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, skikkjugjöf may be more accurately written as skikkjugjǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛁᚴᚴᛁᚢᚵᛁᚯᚠ
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.
v.
Verbum.

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