gjǫf

See also: gjöf

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gebō.

Noun

gjǫf f (genitive gjafar, plural gjafar or gjafir)

  1. a gift

Declension

Declension of gjǫf (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gjǫf gjǫfin gjafar, gjafir gjafarnar, gjafirnar
accusative gjǫf gjǫfina gjafar, gjafir gjafarnar, gjafirnar
dative gjǫf gjǫfinni gjǫfum gjǫfunum
genitive gjafar gjafarinnar gjafa gjafanna

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: gjöf
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjæv f, gjøv f (unofficial, Høgnorsk)