Etja

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

etja Old Icelandic word can mean:

etja

(et, atta, attr), v.

etja

1) to incite, egg (goad) on to fight, with dat.; ~ hestum, to make horses fight; with acc., ~ e-n til þolinmœði, to exhort one to patience;

etja

2) ~ hamingju, afli, við e-n, to match one’s luck, strength, with anolher’s; ~ kappi við e-n, to contend in rivalry, vie with one; ~ ráðum, hvárt …, to consider, if …; ~ saman manndrápum, to incite two parties to manslaughter;

etja

3) ~ við e-t, to contend against; ~ við aflsmun (liðsmun), to fight against odds;

etja

4) to put forth; hann etr fram skallanum, he exposes his bare skull (to the blows);

etja

5) to cause to be eaten; ~ heyvi, heyjum, to feed cattle upon hay;

etja

6) refl., etjast við e-n, to contend with one; ef menn etjast vitnum á, if men contend (plead) with witnesses.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛏᛁᛅ

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• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary