Duga

Old Icelandic Dictionary - duga

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "duga" in English.

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

duga Old Icelandic word can mean:

duga: (-ða, -at), v.

duga: 1) to help, aid, support, with dat.;

duga: ~ e-m at or við, to succour, lend help (Gísli fór at ~ þeim við);

duga: 2) to do, suffice;

duga: þat er þér man ~, which will do for thee;

duga: hefir oss þó dugat þessi átrúnaðr, this faith has served us very well;

duga: fátt er svá illt at einugi dugi, few things are utterly useless;

duga: mun þér eigi þat ~ at sofa hér, it will not do (is not safe) for thee to sleep here;

duga: 3) absol., to show prowess, do good service;

duga: dugði hverr sem hann mátti, every one did his best;

duga: 4) to suffice, be strong enough;

duga: ef þitt œði dugir, if thy wit suffices;

duga: ef vitni duga, if the witnesses fail not.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚴᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

e-m: einhverjum.

absol.: absolute, absolutely.

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