Ergjask

Old Norse Dictionary - ergjask

Meaning of Old Norse word "ergjask" in English.

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

ergjask: ð, dep. to become a coward, only in the proverb, svá ergisk hverr sem eldisk, Hrafn. 25, Fms. iii. 192, iv. 346.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.: deponent.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

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