Lægja

Old Norse Dictionary - lægja

Meaning of Old Norse word "lægja" in English.

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

lægja Old Norse word can mean:

lægja: ð, [lágr], to lower, let down; lægja segl, Fms. ii. 305; höfin lægja storma sína, Sks. 221.

lægja: II. metaph. to humble, bring down; at lægja þessa villu, Hkr. i. 102; en drap þá er móti honum vóru, eða lægði (humbled) þá annan veg, Fms. x. 192; lægja sik, to lower, humble oneself, Hom. 40, 50.

lægja: III. impers. it is lowered, sinks; nú lægir segl (acc.) þeirra, Ó. H. 182; þeir sigldu svá at lönd (acc.) lægði, they sailed so far that the land sank out of sight, Ant. Am. 271; þegar er sólina lægði, when the sun sank, Eb. 172.

lægja: 2. of a storm, it abates; þá tók at lægja veðrit (acc.), Nj. 124; en er veðrit tók at mínka ok lægja brim, Eg. 99; til þess er veðr lægði, 129; en þegar um várit er sjó tók at lægja, 160.

lægja: IV. reflex. to get lower; lönd lægjask, to sink under the horizon, Orkn. (in a verse):—to sink, fall, abate, þá lægðusk þeir ok féllu niðr, Fms. x. 324, Sks. 204; af hans tilkvámu lægðisk harkit, Fms. ix. 414.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

acc.: accusative.

impers.: impersonal.

pers.: person.

n.: neuter.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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

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