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Where does “gjǫfull” come from?

gjǫfull (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic gebulaz, from Proto-Germanic -ulaz — Forms adjectives from verbs meaning "doing" or...

gjǫfull (Old Norse): generous

Definitions

  1. generous

Ancestry of “gjǫfull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgebulazprone to giving, generous
2Proto-Germanic-ulazForms adjectives from verbs meaning "doing" or...

Words derived from “gjǫfull”

  • gjöfull
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