Bergja
Old Icelandic Dictionary - bergjaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "bergja" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
- bergja
- (-ða, -ðr), v. to taste, with dat.; þárgunna vildi øngum mat ~, Th. would taste no food; ~ ölvi, to taste (drink) ale; ~ dauða, to taste death; also ~ á e-u (enn höfum við eigi á dauða bergt).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚱᚴᛁᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-u
- einhverju.
- dat.
- dative.
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