Egna
Old Icelandic Dictionary - egnaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "egna" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
egna Old Icelandic word can mean:
- egna
- (-da, -dr), v.
- egna
- 1) to use as a bait, with dat. (e. oxahöfði a öngul);
- egna
- 2) to furnish with a bait, to bait, with acc. (e. snöru, net, gildru);
- egna
- 3) to bait for (e. aurriða); e. veiði, to set bait for the prey;
- egna
- 4) to incite, provoke.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚴᚾᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- acc.
- accusative.
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