Borga

Old Norwegian Dictionary - borga

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "borga" in Norwegian.

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

borga: borga, v. (að) gaa i Borgen, indestaa,gaa god for noget. Bjark. 30; Heilag.II, 13413; skal hvár jörðin borga aðratil frelsis DN. III, 772; borgaði Arnioptnefndan Halstein skaðalausan umfyrnefndan garð DN. II, 424; borgae-m e-t dvs. indestaa en for at han skalfaa noget, DN. I, 97. XI, 2515; Mk.101; vil ek borga þér - at þú skaltverða - Clar. 1822; borga e-m griðumdvs. give en Forsikring om at faa grið,DN. X, 5026; borga fyrir e-n, e-t dvs. gaa iBorgen for en, noget, Bp. I, 7711; DN.I, 122 (11017). II, 21714; Heilag. I, 549;engi vildi fyrir hann borga þá útlausn,sem fyrir hann var lögð dvs. indestaa forat han skulde betale den Udløsning somvar ham paalagt, Heilag. I, 54824; m.Jvf. forpligte sig til noget, = bindast:borgaði Ragnhildr at gera capitulumskaðalaust DN. II, 250; borga e-m dvs.ved sin Borgen eller Caution hjælpe en:Sölvi borgaði Þorleifi or fangelsomþeim, sem herra Ívarr lét setja hann íDN. II, 217.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚮᚱᚵᛆ
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.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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