Ergi
Old Norse Dictionary - ergiMeaning 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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