Velgja

Old Norse Dictionary - velgja

Meaning of Old Norse word "velgja" in English.

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

velgja Old Norse word can mean:

velgja
1. u, f. lukewarmness.
velgja
2. medic. nausea; það er, velgja í mér.
velgja
2. ð, [válgr], to warm; velgja mjolk, to warm milk; ætla ek at hann (the porridge) sé full-velgdr, Fas. iii. 389; v. upp, to warm up.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
medic.
medicine, medically.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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