Old Icelandic Dictionary -

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "" in English.

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

Old Icelandic word can mean:

I)
adv. yea, yes; já, já! yes, yes!.
II)
(jái, jáða, jáðr), v. to say yes, assent to, with dat. (hann jáði því); já e-m e-u, to confess a thing to one; j. e-u upp, undan sér, to yield up.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
e-m
einhverjum.
e-u
einhverju.
dat.
dative.
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