Þagga

Old Norse Dictionary - þagga

Meaning of Old Norse word "þagga" in English.

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

þagga
að. to silence; betra er fyrr þagat (from þegja) en annarr hafi ‘þaggat,’ Skálda (Thorodd): the word is freq. in mod. usage, þagga niðr í e-m, to hush one down, silence one.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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