Haga

Old Icelandic Dictionary - haga

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "haga" in English.

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

haga Old Icelandic word can mean:

haga
(að), v.
haga
1) to manage, arrange, with dat. (svá skulu vér ~ inngöngu vorri);
haga
fénu var ~t til gæzlu, the money was taken into keeping;
haga
with adv., hvernig skulum vér þá til ~, how shall we arrange it;
haga
~ svá til, at, to arrange or contrive it so that;
haga
~ e-m til e-s, to turn out so and so for one (þat ~ði Ólafi til mikils harms);
haga
2) to suit, be suitable (skip með þeim farmi, sem ek veit vel ~r til Íslands).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚴᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
adv.
adverb.
e-m
einhverjum.
e-s
einhvers.

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