Trega
Old Icelandic Dictionary - tregaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "trega" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
trega Old Icelandic word can mean:
- trega
- I)
- trega
- (pres. tregr, pret. tregði), irreg. v. to grieve; fjöld er þat, er fira tregr, many are the woes of man; hví tregr-at ykkr teiti at mæla, how can ye bear to speak words of cheer?.
- trega
- II)
- trega
- (að), v. to grieve (marga menn ~ði mjök andlát porláks biskups); to bring grief upon (munaðar-ríki hefir margan ~t).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛁᚴᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- pres.
- present.
- pret.
- preterite.
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