Eygja

Old Norse Dictionary - eygja

Meaning of Old Norse word "eygja" in English.

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

eygja
ð, to furnish with a loop or eye, Fins. xi. 304. β. [Dan. öjne], to see, esp. to see far off, Clar. 176.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
esp.
especially.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Clar.
Clarus Saga. (G. II.)
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