Styggya

Old Icelandic Dictionary - styggya

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "styggya" in English.

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

styggya Old Icelandic word can mean:

styggya
(-ða, -ðr), v. to offend (ek vil þik eigi s.);
styggya
refl., styggjast e-t, to shun, abhor (s. manndráp); s. við e-t, to be offended with (bað hann eigi s. við þetta); s. við e-u, to get angry at.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚴᚴᚢᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-u
einhverju.
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