Ekja

Old Norse Dictionary - ekja

Meaning of Old Norse word "ekja" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

ekja Old Norse word can mean:

ekja
u, f. [aka], a carting, carrying in a cart; tóku þá sumir til ekju, en sumir hlóðu heyinu, Eb. 260; cp. Swed. åska, vide áss [p. 46].
ekja
COMPD: ekjuvegr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
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