Drykkja
Old Icelandic Dictionary - drykkjaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "drykkja" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
drykkja Old Icelandic word can mean:
- drykkja
- f.
- drykkja
- 1) drinking; sitja einn við drykkju, to sit alone drinking; taka til drykkju, to begin drinking (tóku menn til drylkju um kveldit); þreyta drykkju við e-n, to contend in drinking with one;
- drykkja
- 2) drink, beverage, = drykkr (byrla e-m drykkju);
- drykkja
- 3) drinking-bout, banquet (~ skyldi vera at hvárratveggja);
- drykkja
- 4) drinking-cup (rare).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᚢᚴᚴᛁᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
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