Eigna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - eigna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "eigna" in English.

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

eigna Old Icelandic word can mean:

eigna
(að), v.
eigna
1) to assign, attribute to one (~ e-m e-t); ~ sér e-t, to declare a thing to be one’s own property, to take to oneself; ~ sér land, to take land into one’s own hands;
eigna
refl., ~st, to become the owner of, to get;
eigna
2) to dedicate to, name after one (~ e-m kvæði, ~ Þór hof).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛁᚴᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.

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