Œgja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - œgja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "œgja" in English.

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

œgja Old Icelandic word can mean:

œgja
(-ða, -ðr), v.
œgja
1) to make terrible, exaggerate; mjök hafa þessir œgðir verit í frásögnum, made more terrible than they are;
œgja
2) to scare, frighten, with dat. (œgir mér ekki þetta fégjald); impers., e-m œgir, one is afraid (er eigi þat, at þér œgi við mik at berjast?);
œgja
3) to threaten; hón œgði mér af afbrýði, she threatened me in her jealousy; ~ e-m píslum, to threaten with tortures.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚴᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
dat.
dative.
impers.
impersonal.

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