Ágjarn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ágjarn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ágjarn" in Norwegian.

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

ágjarn
ágjarn, adj. 1) begjærlig, havesyg til Ufor-nøielighed; á. til fjár, peninga Mar.10704. 94017; á. til ríkis Hkr. 62616. 2) tilbøjelig til at forurette andre, gaadem for nær, og derved tilfredsstille sineLidenskaber. Flat. I, 55824 fgg; Nj. 139;Fm. XI, 294. 3) modig eller rask til attrænge frem eller gaa paa i Strid, =framgjarn. Fm. VIII, 253. X, 179.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᚵᛁᛆᚱᚿ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.

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