Dengja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - dengja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "dengja" in Norwegian.

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

dengja
dengja, v. (gð) 1) slaa, banke, hamre; afmalmi blásinn ok með hömrum dengðrBarl. 1665; hafa til kola at dengja ljávið Grg. II, 7915. 2) ved sin Bearbei- delse drive, bevæge en til at gjøre noget; dengir hún Herodem at fara til RomamPost. 58316.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚽᚿᚵᛁᛆ
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:

v.
Verbum.

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