Yfirgjöf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - yfirgjöf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "yfirgjöf" (or yfirgjǫf) in Norwegian.

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

yfirgjöf (yfirgjǫf)
yfirgjöf, f. hvad der ved Opgjørelse af et Mellemværende gives, tilstaaes en udoverhans egentlige Tilkommende (jvf yfir-breizl 2; þak, þekja, vingjöf DN. III,691. IV, 786. 842; jákvæði DN. III,935; Glœðir gaf Ólafi yfir einn hestDN. V, 517; se min Afhandling i Kri- stiania Videnskabs Selskabs Forhand-linger 1880), = yfirgáfa, DN. I, 718.785. 795. III, 691. 741. 767. 831. 875.935. 1078. IV, 625. 710. V, 529. VII,411. VIII, 253. 255. IX, 194. 195. 356.XII, 28113.

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, yfirgjöf may be more accurately written as yfirgjǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛦᚠᛁᚱᚵᛁᚯᚠ
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.

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