Hegja

Old Norse Dictionary - hegja

Meaning of Old Norse word "hegja" in English.

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

hegja: u, f. [from hagr], fate, condition, Ód. 20, Rekst. 23, Merl. 2. 20, as also Orkn. 188, v. l., where the probable reading is emk hegju jarla trauðr at segja, I am unwilling to tell the earl’s fate.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Merl.: Merlinus Spa. (A. III.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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