Lengja
Old Norse Dictionary - lengjaMeaning of Old Norse word "lengja" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
lengja Old Norse word can mean:
- lengja
- 1. d, [langr], to lengthen; var lengt nafn hans, there was added to his name, Fms. vi. 16; lengja líf sitt, i. 126; þarf eigi at lengja sögu um þat mál, it boots not to tell a long tale, xi. 9; lengja leið sína, Eg. 742; orð-lengja, to lengthen out words; hvat þarf þat lengja, what need to make a long story? Karl. 374, 427.
- lengja
- II. impers. to lengthen, esp. of days and seasons; um vetrinn er daga lengdi, Hrafn. 30; nótt (acc.) lengiR.
- lengja
- III. reflex., e-m lengisk, to long after; sem þessir tveir vetr vóru liðnir þá þótti Jósaphat lengjask mjök, Barl. 198.
- lengja
- 2. u, f. an oblong piece, Skíða R. 27; bak-lengja, q. v.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚾᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- acc.
- accusative.
- esp.
- especially.
- impers.
- impersonal.
- n.
- neuter.
- pers.
- person.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
- f.
- feminine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- R.
- Rimur.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
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