Hjá

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hjá

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hjá" in English.

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

hjá Old Icelandic word can mean:

hjá
prep. with dat.
hjá
1) by, near;
hjá
liggja (sitja) ~ e-m, to lie (sit) by one;
hjá
sofa (hvíla) hjá e-m, to sleep with one;
hjá
~ durunum, near (close to) the door;
hjá
2) by, with;
hjá
vera ~ e-m, to stay with one;
hjá
vera í gistingu ~ e-m, to lodge with one;
hjá
maðr einn var eptir ~ honum, was left with him;
hjá
3) present;
hjá
svá at Flosi var ~, in the presence of F.;
hjá
4) past, by;
hjá
fara, ganga ~ e-m, to go by, pass one (mánaði síðarr fóru þeir ~ mér kátir);
hjá
farast ~, to pass by one another;
hjá
fara ~ sér, to go beside oneself;
hjá
fram ~ Knafahólum, past K.;
hjá
þeir riðu ~ fram, they rode by;
hjá
5) in comparison with (to);
hjá
höfðu þeir fátt kvikfjár ~ því sem þurfti, they had few live stock in comparison with what was needed.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
e-m
einhverjum.

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