Viðgjöld

Old Norwegian Dictionary - viðgjöld

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "viðgjöld" (or viðgjǫld) in Norwegian.

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

viðgjöld (viðgjǫld)
viðgjöld, n. pl. = mundr? (jvf gagngjald;= þat er við er goldit Grg. I, 2287;se V. Finsen den islandske Familjeret i AnO. 1849 S. 250 fg). Grg. I, 2221.

Part of speech: n pl

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, viðgjöld may be more accurately written as viðgjǫld.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚦᚵᛁᚯᛚᚦ
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:

n.
Neutrum.
pl.
Pluralis.
S.
Side.

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