Hœgja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hœgja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hœgja" in English.

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

hœgja Old Icelandic word can mean:

hœgja
(-ða, -ðr), v.
hœgja
1) to abate, with dat.; h. rás sinni, to slacken one’s course;
hœgja
2) to relieve, seek relief for one (var þeim hœgt í öllu sem mátti);
hœgja
3) refl., ~st, to abate (sjór tók at h.); to get smoother (kann vera at hœgist ráðit); impers., eptir allt þetta hœgðist Fróða lítit, F. became more at ease.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚴᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
impers.
impersonal.

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