Engja

Old Norse Dictionary - engja

Meaning of Old Norse word "engja" in English.

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

engja Old Norse word can mean:

engja: 1. ð, [Gr. αγχω; Lat. ango; Germ. engen], to press tight, compress; engdr (vexed) með ufriði, Str.: with dat., hón engvir honum (makes him anxious, vexes him), ok angrar, id.: the mod. phrase, engja sig (or engjask), Swed. wrida sig, = to writhe with pain, chiefly used of a worm.

engja: 2. u, f. and enging, f. [Germ. enge], narrowness (rare): medic., garn-engja, constriction of the bowels.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

Germ.: German.

Gr.: Greek.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

Swed.: Swedish.

f.: feminine.

medic.: medicine, medically.

Works & Authors cited:

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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