Toga

Old Icelandic Dictionary - toga

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "toga" in English.

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

toga Old Icelandic word can mean:

toga
(að), v.
toga
1) to draw, pull, stretch (síðan togar hann á honum tunguna); t. af e-m, to draw the shoes and stockings off a person; fara sem fœtr toga, to run as hard as one can go;
toga
2) refl., togast ór höndum e-m, to be drawn out of one’s hands; t. við fast, to pull hard; t við aldr, to pull against old age, grow old (ekki muntu við aldr togast).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚴᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.

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