Skyldargjöf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skyldargjöf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skyldargjöf" (or skyldargjǫf) in Norwegian.

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

skyldargjöf (skyldargjǫf): skyldargjöf, f. Gave som nogen er pligtig at yde; skyldargjafir ok álögur sýslu-manna tókum vér af um alt ríki várteptir því, sem gamla lögbók váttarRb. 25 (756).

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, skyldargjöf may be more accurately written as skyldargjǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛦᛚᚦᛆᚱᚵᛁᚯᚠ
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.