Ágæti

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ágæti

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ágæti" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

ágæti: ágæti, n. Berømmelse, Berømmelighed,hvad der er berømmeligt; leita sér ágætisFm. I, 162; strengja heit sér til ágætisFlat. I, 18012; hefir hverr til síns ágætisnøkkut Nj. 78; mikit ágæti Fm. I,191 jvf IV, 139; til ágætis sigrs síndvs. forat rose sig af sin Sejer, Fbr. 77;gera e-t at ágætum dvs. rose, berømmenoget, Fm. VII, 147. VIII, 139; gerðustnökkurar jarteignir í burð hans; sjauágæti urðu Elucid. 11817. - ForanSubstantiver, Adjektiver og Adverbiersættes Gen. Sing. og Plur. ágætis og ágæta for at betegne, at noget er ud-mærket i sit Slags, f. Ex. ágætisakrHeilag. II, 7023; ágætisgripr Fm. IX, 4164; ágætismaðr Fm. VI, 268. VII,102; ágætisorð Mar. 16623; ágætis-steinn Flov. 14235; ágætis siðsamr Mar. 2577; ágætisverk Mar. 2583; ágæta-góðr Sturl. II, 27111; agæta gripr Fm.II, 70; ágæta naut Eb. 63; ágætaskjótr Fm. VII, 169; ágætasteinn Konr.7825; ágæta vel Nj. 136.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᚵᛅᛏᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

Sing.: Singularis.

v.: Verbum.

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