Þægð

Old Norse Dictionary - þægð

Meaning of Old Norse word "þægð" in English.

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

þægð Old Norse word can mean:

þægð
f. [þiggja, þágu], an acceptable thing, pleasure; leggja þægð ok fýsi til e-s, 655 xxvii. 11; mér er engin þægð í því, I do not want it, don’t do it to oblige me; or göra e-m e-t til þægðar, to do a thing to please another.
þægð
2. tameness, pliability, obedience.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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