Tægja

Old Norse Dictionary - tægja

Meaning of Old Norse word "tægja" in English.

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

tægja Old Norse word can mean:

tægja: 1. pres. tæ, pret. táði, part. táð; [akin to tog, teygja]:—prop. to ‘stretch out;’ tægja ull, to pick or teaze the wool before it is spun and carded; ullar-reitur eg um kveldið táði, Hallgr.

tægja: 2. u, f. a fibre; see taug.

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

Abbreviations used:

part.: participle.

prop.: proper, properly.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

f.: feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hallgr.: Hallgrímr Pétrsson.

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