Á-nægja
Old Norse Dictionary - á-nægjaMeaning of Old Norse word "á-nægja" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
á-nægja Old Norse word can mean:
- á-nægja
- 1. u, f. pleasure, satisfaction, formed as the Germ. vergnügen; mod. word, not occurring in old writers.
- á-nægja
- 2. ð, impers., prop. to be enough, and so to content, satisfy; eptir því sem oss ánægir, Dipl. v. 9: part. ánægðr is now in Icel. used as an adj. pleased, content.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᚾᛅᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- adj.
- adjective.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- impers.
- impersonal.
- l.
- line.
- part.
- participle.
- pers.
- person.
- pl.
- plural.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)