Þurftargjöf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - þurftargjöf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "þurftargjöf" (or þurftargjǫf) in Norwegian.

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

þurftargjöf (þurftargjǫf): þurftargjöf, f. Gave som ydes for at af-hjælpe andres Trang. Heilag. I, 35410.

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, þurftargjöf may be more accurately written as þurftargjǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚢᚱᚠᛏᛆᚱᚵᛁᚯᚠ
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.