Kúga

Old Icelandic Dictionary - kúga

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "kúga" in English.

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

kúga
(að), v. to cow, force, tyrannize over (ek man ekki ~ hann til nökkurra hluta); ~ e-t af e-m, to press out of one; láta kúgast, to let oneself be cowed into submission.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚴᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.

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