Þægr

Old Norse Dictionary - þægr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þægr" in English.

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

þægr Old Norse word can mean:

þægr
adj. acceptable, agreeable; fórnir þægjar goðum várum, 623. 12; Guði þægr, acceptable to God, 655 x. 2, and passim.
þægr
2. gentle, obedient, willing, of a child; hann er þægr, þægt barn, and ó-þægr, refractory, unwilling.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
m.
masculine.

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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