Rægja

Old Norse Dictionary - rægja

Meaning of Old Norse word "rægja" in English.

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

rægja: (i. e. rœgja) or older vrœgia; [róg; Ulf. wrohjan = κατηγορειν; Hel. wrogjan; A. S. wregjan; O. H. G. rôjan; Germ. rägen; Swed. röje]:—to slander, defame, Grág. ii. 99, 309, Eg. 54, 56, FmS. i. 100, iii. 153, vii. 132, Nj. 166. MS. 655 xvii. 1; rægja menn saman, Jb. 292: part. rægjandi, a defamer, Edda 56; rogendr = rœgendr, pl., Kormak.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

Hel.: Heliand.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

part.: participle.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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