Dragast

Old Icelandic Dictionary - dragast

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "dragast" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

dragast Old Icelandic word can mean:

dragast
v. refl. to draw oneself, move;
dragast
~ aptr á leið, to remain behind;
dragast
~ á hendr e-m, to gather around one;
dragast
~ á e-t, to give a partial promise (Þorvarðr dróst á at ljá Sturlu sverðit, ok fórst þat fyrir);
dragast
~ á legg, to grow up;
dragast
þegar honum dróst aldr, when her grew up;
dragast
e-m ~ penningar, one maks money;
dragast
herr, lið, dregst e-m, troops gather round one;
dragast
~ vel, illa, to do well, ill;
dragast
dróst þá liðit mjök af kulda, the host suffered much from cold;
dragast
þau drógust (they pulled against each other, fought) um einn gullhring;
dragast
Sigvaldi dregst út frá flotanum, S. drains away from the fleet;
dragast
~ við e-t, to become discouraged.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛅᚴᛅᛋᛏ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
e-t
eitthvat.
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