Veldisgjöf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - veldisgjöf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "veldisgjöf" (or veldisgjǫf) in Norwegian.

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

veldisgjöf (veldisgjǫf): veldisgjöf, f. Magtsymbol; Neptunum setek guð yfir þessum heimi at ráða okþar með veldisgjöf krók þriangaðanTrój. 1 (611).

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, veldisgjöf may be more accurately written as veldisgjǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚽᛚᚦᛁᛋᚵᛁᚯᚠ
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.