Skjaldargjöf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skjaldargjöf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skjaldargjöf" (or skjaldargjǫf) in Norwegian.

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

skjaldargjöf (skjaldargjǫf): skjaldargjöf, f. Gave hvorved man giver nogen et Skjold; orti Egill drápu umskjaldargjöfina Eg. 83 (2101).

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, skjaldargjöf may be more accurately written as skjaldargjǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛁᛆᛚᚦᛆᚱᚵᛁᚯᚠ
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.