Þegja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - þegja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "þegja" in English.

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

þegja: (þegi, þagða, þagat), v. to be silent (R. þagði við); þegi þú!, be silent!; with gen., þegi þú þeira orða, keep silence from such words, speak not so; ~ yfir e-u, to keep silent about, conceal (kvað hana hølsti lengi hafa, þagat yfir svá góðri ætt).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚴᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-u: einhverju.

gen.: genitive.

n.: neuter.

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