Fægja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fægja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fægja" in Norwegian.

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

fægja: fægja, v. (gð) jvf fága: 1) gjøre blankeller skinnende; fœgja kníf Didr. 7210;sólin hafði fægðan allan heiminn meðsínum geislum Trój. i AnO. 1848 s.58 &vl; norðanvindr fægir ok andlithimins eptir brottrekit ský Kgs. 1120jvf 5324. 2) rense; fægja glerker Heilag.I, 18813; fægja vök (i Isen) Fm. VIII,4165; fægja sár Flat. II, 36342; Vígagl.2378.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛅᚵᛁᛆ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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