Jaga

Old Norse Dictionary - jaga

Meaning of Old Norse word "jaga" in English.

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

jaga Old Norse word can mean:

jaga: að, [O. H. G. jagon; mid. H. G. jage; Germ. jagen; whence mod. Dan. jagen, pret. jog = to drive, whence to hunt, but in Icel. only in a particular sense]:—to move to and fro, e. g. as a door on its hinges.

jaga: 2. metaph. to harp on one string; hvat þarf ek um slíkt at jaga, Mkv.; jaga ávallt á enni sömn sök, to be harping all along on the same case, Mork. 183.

jaga: 3. reflex. jagast, to altercate, Lat. rixari; cp. jag.

jaga: II. to hunt; jaga dýr, Fas. iii. 273; in this sense however the word can hardly be said to be Icelandic.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

Germ.: German.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

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

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mid. H. G.: middle High German.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

pret.: preterite.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

v.: vide.

cp.: compare.

Lat.: Latin.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Mkv.: Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)

Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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