Hryggja

Old Norse Dictionary - hryggja

Meaning of Old Norse word "hryggja" in English.

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

hryggja Old Norse word can mean:

hryggja: ð, older form hryggva, hryggvir, HarmS. 60; hryggvask, Pd. 36; hrvggvisk, FmS. ii. 42: [A. S. hreowan; Engl. rue]:—to distress, grieve, with acc., Post. 645. 82, Karl. 481, FaS. i. 178, Ísl. ii. 238: impers., FmS. iii. 164, Band. 12 new Ed., Thom. 456, passim.

hryggja: II. reflex. to become grieved, Pd. 36, FmS. ii. 42, SkS. 225, N. T., Vídal., PasS., and in hymns; Mitt hjarta hvað svo hryggist þú?(= Warum betrübst du dich, mein herz?), Hólabók 208.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

impers.: impersonal.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pers.: person.

S.: Saga.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Pd.: Placidus-drápa. (A. III.)

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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