Hœgja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hœgja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hœgja" in Norwegian.

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

hœgja
hœgja, v. (gð) 1) lette, gjøre noget let (jvf hœgr), saa at det ikke falder besvær-ligt eller trykkende. Homil. 11428; atvér mættim fá hœgt ok lægt reiðiguða várra Barl. 11210; veðrit tók athœgjast Ridd. 819; kann vera, at þatskiptist brátt, at hœgist ráðit Band.2416; hvat mun ek þess gjört fá -,at þér hœgist um hjarta, því at núsé ek þik mjök reiðan Post. 48440;firir þetta andsvar bróður Jóns hœgisthvárki keisaranum né hirðinni dvs. aftoghverken Keiserens eller Hirdens Vrede,Post. 50010.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚵᛁᛆ
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:

s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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