Gnægja

Old Norse Dictionary - gnægja

Meaning of Old Norse word "gnægja" in English.

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

gnægja: ð, [gnógr], to endow, bestow upon; gnægð með góðum hlutum, Stj. 421; hve hann yrþjóð (acc.) auði gnegir, how he endows men with bliss, Ad. 18; and gnegðr at fjárafli, endowed with wealth, id. In mod. usage nægja, það nægir, ‘tis enough, e. g. sá hefir nóg sér nægja lætr, a saying, freq.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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