Kaga

Old Norse Dictionary - kaga

Meaning of Old Norse word "kaga" in English.

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

kaga: að, [kaga, Ivar Aasen; cp. Old. Engl. kyke (Chaucer); Scot. keek; Germ. kucken; Dan. kige]:—to bend forward and peep, pry, gaze; hón kagar hjá gáttinni, Fbr. 18, v. l.; kom út maðr ok kagaði hjá dyrrum, Fs. 42; kaga upp í himin, Hom. 89; hjartans augum til hans kaga, 90; köguðu til hans óframliga, Niðrst. 5; see kögla.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Scot.: Scottish.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Niðrst.: Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)

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