Eggja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - eggja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "eggja" in Norwegian.

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

eggja: eggja, v. (að) 1) eggja e-m e-t dvs. over- falde en med noget: þar var þá kominnVespasianus ok eggjaði hvárum tveggj-um (nl. Pilato ok Gyðingum) pínu Post.15831. 2) tilskynde, drive en, lat. stimu-lare. OH. 21427. 21517; eggja e-n e-s dvs. entil noget, Pr. 14219; Nj. 135 (2138); eggjae-n til e-s d. s. Klm. 1789; Pr. 2817; eggjae-n m. Inf. dvs. tilskynde en til at gjøre noget, Flat. I, 47127; eggja e-n framdvs. drive en frem, tilskynde ham til at gaa fremad, OH. 21426; eggjast upp áe-n dvs. vælte sig ind paa en, Pr. 12012;ekki mun konungr láta at eggjast umöll þín níðingsverk Eg. 62 (1457); eggjaá e-n dvs. drive paa en, tilskynde en, =eggja e-n Heilag. I, 4311; Mar. 90914.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᚵᚵᛁᛆ
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.

Inf.: Infinitv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages related to Old Norwegian.