Gold-gifa

Old English Dictionary Entry

Gold-gifa

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: an; Related words:

Definitions

1 gold-gifa

m. A giver of gold, a liberal lord or chief :-- Funde ðá on bedde blácne licgan his goldgifan he found then his lord lying pale on the bed, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 26; Jud. 279. Goldgyfan, Beo. Th. 5297; B. 2652. Cyningas ne cáseras ne goldgiefan neither kings nor emperors nor lords, Exon. 82 b; Th. 310, 31; Seef. 83. See other compounds under gifa. gold-gifa

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ᚷᚩᛚᛞ-ᚷᛁᚠᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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