Ergi

Old Norse Dictionary - ergi

Meaning of Old Norse word "ergi" in English.

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

ergi: f. [argr], lewdness, lust; ergi, æði ok óþola, Skm. 36, FaS. iii. 390; e. keisara dóttur, Bær. 15, El. 10; ílsku ok e. ok hórdóm, Barl. 138: wickedness, með e. ok skelmisskap, Gísl, 31, Yngl. S. ch. 7: in mod. usage ergja, f., means greediness for money or the like; the rare sense of moodiness is quite mod., and borrowed from Germ. through Dan.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Bær.: Bærings Saga. (G. II.)

El.: Elis Saga. (G. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

Yngl. S.: Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)

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