Þægja

Old Norse Dictionary - þægja

Meaning of Old Norse word "þægja" in English.

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

þægja Old Norse word can mean:

þægja: ð, [þiggja, þág], to make acceptable, to gratify a person; þægja e-m í, to give a small gratification to a person: pass., svá helgask ok þægjask öll góðverk í ást, become acceptable, Hom. 96.

þægja: II. [perh. a different word, akin to þykkr = a thwack], to push roughly, shove; Þorsteinn hleypr upp, ok heldr Máfi, ok þægir honum í bekkinn, and pushes him roughly to the bench, Sturl. i. 13; cf nokkut væri konunginum eðr erkibiskupinum þægt í hans meðferðum, if they should take any exception to their pleadings, Bs. i. 771; ok er þá nokkut (nökkurum?) þægt í várri vörn, then some will get hard blows, Fbr. 54: þægja at e-m, to tease or offend; anzar drottning Úlfar görir þú að oss þægja, enginn bað þig orð til hnegja, íllr þræll þú máttir þegja, Úlf. 4. 45.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

pass.: passive.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

perh.: perhaps.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Úlf.: Úlfars-rímur.

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