Dyrgja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - dyrgja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "dyrgja" in English.

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

dyrgja Old Icelandic word can mean:

dyrgja
I)
dyrgja
(-ða, -ðr), v. to take (fish) with a hand-line (~ fiska).
dyrgja
II)
dyrgja
f. dwarf woman.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚱᚴᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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