Magna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - magna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "magna" in English.

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

magna Old Icelandic word can mean:

magna
(að), v.
magna
1) to charm, make strong by spell (hann ~ði með miklum blótskap líkneski Þórs); m. fjölkyngi, seið, to work a spell;
magna
2) refl., ~st, to increase in power, grow strong (Glámr tók at ~st af nýju); eldrinn ~ðist, the fire increased in strength.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚴᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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