Vægja

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

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary