Lægja
Old Icelandic Dictionary - lægjaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "lægja" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
lægja Old Icelandic word can mean:
- lægja
- (-ða, -ðr), v.
- lægja
- 1) to lower, let down (l. segl);
- lægja
- 2) fig. to humble, bring down (hann drap þá, eða lægði þá á annan veg);
- lægja
- 3) impers., lægir e-t, it is lowered, sinks; þeir sigldu svá, at lönd (acc.) lægði, they sailed so far that the land sank out of sight; þegar er sólina lægði, when the sun sank; of a storm, it abates (þá tók at l. veðrit);
- lægja
- 4) refl., ~st, to fall, sink abate (vindar lægðust; af hans tilkvámu lægðist harkit).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚴᛁᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- acc.
- accusative.
- impers.
- impersonal.
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