Fægja

Old Norse Dictionary - fægja

Meaning of Old Norse word "fægja" in English.

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

fægja: ð, [Germ. fegen], to cleanse, polish, Sks. 43, 234, Fms. viii. 416: medic., fægja sár, to cleanse a wound, Rd. 283, Glúm. 383, Fbr. 209; eldr var á gólfi ok velgdi hón vatn til at fægja sár, Ó. H. 222, Hom. 70.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

medic.: medicine, medically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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