Giäflös

Old Swedish Dictionary - giäflös

Meaning of Old Swedish word "giäflös" (or giæfløs) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

giäflös (giæfløs): (Jfr Isl. gjaflaust, adj. n.) utan gåfva. sagdhe gawnlösan dagh wara giävlösan (ändradt till gaghnlösan; bör väl vara: sagdhe giävlösan dagh wara gawnlösan) Bil 320.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so giäflös may have also been written as giæfløs

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᛅᚠᛚᚯᛋ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.