Frægja

Old Norse Dictionary - frægja

Meaning of Old Norse word "frægja" in English.

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

frægja
ð, to make famous, Fms. xi. 436, Stj. 66, Skálda 208; við-f., to extol far and wide; ú-frægja, to deprecate.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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