Duga

Old Norwegian Dictionary - duga

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "duga" in Norwegian.

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

duga: duga, v. (gð; Præt. Part. dugat) 1) gjøre sit bedste; dugði hverr sem hann máttimest Fm. VIII, 183 jvf IX, 509; dugþú enn ok leið hestinn Fm. II, 75(Flat. I, 33816); duga at e-m dvs. gjøresit bedste ved en, Finb. 672; duga veltil Mar. 24927; Flat. I, 5532. 2) hjælpeen (e-m). Hyndl. 47; Heilag. II, 398;DN. I, 8029; hann klæddi nakta okdugði öllum þurfundum Heilag. II,19310; dug þú mér Hvíta-Kristr Frs.1016; ef maðr getr barn við göngu-konu ok vill eigi duga henni eðr barniGrág. 19715; duga e-m í nauðsynjar,þurft hans OH. 10625; Hom. 8013;duga e-m við dvs. hjælpe en, Gísl. 2214. 3) være en (e-m) tjenlig. Herv. 2115;Nj. 7 (1326); Hund. I, 45; Flat. I, 4019.II, 1952. 4) være tjenlig, due til noget (e-u); fátt er svá íllt, er at einugi dugiAlex. 4619; absol. ef vitni duga Frost.2. 16; ef þítt œði dugir Vafþr. 20. 22. 5) lykkes, gaa vel eller ilde; mun þat.duga mínum hesti dvs. lykkes, gaa an for min Hest, Mag.* 58; mik grunarat skjótt dugi mér illa Mar. 18713;þá er honum þótti óvísast, hversuduga mundi Mar. 62912. - dugandi maðrdvs. agtværdigt, retskaffent Menneske, OH.19324; Flat. II, 36017; Fm. VIII, 104;El. 12122; Heilag. I, 3325. 68635; DN.I, 876. 8912; dugandi drengr d. s. Flat.I, 37933; dugandi kona = eigin kona dvs.Ægtehustru, DN. IV, 369. 515. Jvf.dándi.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚢᚵᛆ
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:

absol.: absolut.

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

ndl.: nydøidsk.

Part.: Participium.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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