Megna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - megna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "megna" in English.

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

megna Old Icelandic word can mean:

megna
(að), v. to be able, have strength to do a thing (þó at ek megni minna en einhverr yðar);
megna
refl., ~st, to gain strength; en er synir þeirra tóku at m., when their sons began to grow up.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚴᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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