Þiggja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - þiggja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "þiggja" in English.

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

þiggja Old Icelandic word can mean:

þiggja
(þigg; þá, þágum; þeginn), v.
þiggja
1) to receive, accept of;
þiggja
~ e-t af e-m, at e-m, to receive (get) from one, at one’s hands;
þiggja
~ e-t at gjöf, to receive as a present;
þiggja
~ e-n undan, to get one relieved, set free (ef þér vilit þessa menn undan ~);
þiggja
2) absol., to take lodging, receive hospitality for a night (þigg þú hér, Sigurðr!);
þiggja
3) to accept (þóttist jarl þá vita, at Óðinn mundi þegit hafa blótit).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚴᚴᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.
absol.
absolute, absolutely.

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