Ýja

Old Norse Dictionary - ýja

Meaning of Old Norse word "ýja" in English.

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

ýja
pret. úði, this is prob. the older form for úa, q. v. [vía may be a kindred word, vi = y]:—to swarm; hvert vatn úði af fiskum, Eg. 134 (v. l.), and in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
mod.
modern.
pret.
preterite.
prob.
probably.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
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