Já
Old Norse Dictionary - jáMeaning of Old Norse word "já" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- já
- ð, part. jáð, to say yes, assent, consent, Lat. aio, with dat.; eptir sem honum þótti biskup sér jáð hafa, Fms. ix. 378; frekara en þeir jáðu, 52; hann jáði því, Finnb. 224; ok hann jár (pres.) honum at halda, Bs. i. 281; þann kost er mér var jáð, Fms. vi. 160; gengu allir bændr undir Þorgils, ok jáðu honum (confessed him) til yfirmanns, Sturl. iii. 270: with prep., já e-u undan sér, to yield up, Bs. i. 281; já e-u upp, to yield up, Fms. vi. 194; alla þá hluti sem nú eru upp jáðir, H. E. i. 398.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- part.
- participle.
- pres.
- present.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)