Vægja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - vægja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "vægja" in English.

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

vægja Old Icelandic word can mean:

vægja
I)
vægja
(-ða, -t), v.
vægja
1) to give way to, with dat.;
vægja
~ göngunni, to yield the road, when two meet one another;
vægja
2) absol., to give way, yield (jafnan vægir hinn vitrari);
vægja
~ fyrir e-m, to give way to one (hón kvaðst aldri ~ skyldu fyrir Hallgerði);
vægja
~ eptir e-m, ~ við e-n, to yield to one;
vægja
3) to temper, with dat. (~ reiði sinni);
vægja
~ dómum, to temper judgement;
vægja
~ orða atkvæðum, to forbear from words;
vægja
4) to spare, with dat. (Þorkell bað jarl ~ bóndum);
vægja
5) refl., ~st, to yield, give way (betra er at ~st tit góðs en bægjast til ills);
vægja
~st til við e-n, to give way to one.
vægja
II)
vægja
(-ði, -t), v. impers. to emit matter (vágr), suppurate (hendr hans hafði vægt ok fœtr).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚴᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
absol.
absolute, absolutely.
e-m
einhverjum.
impers.
impersonal.

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