Já

Old Norwegian Dictionary - já

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "já" in Norwegian.

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

já: já, bekræftende, samtykkende Interjection:ja (mods. nei), visseligen; mun ek þásegja annathvárt já eða nei Mar.105311; OHm. 2918. 43 (s. 3038); Hænsn.7 (14911); Heið. 25 fg; Partalop. 3318;Æf. 81, 352; já, já dvs. ja i Sandhed, Band. 336; Mar. 5303; Trist. 12 (6615);OHm. 2024; já, já! vel, vel! d. s. Sturl.I, 974; ogsaa brugt substantivisk i Betyd- ning af Samtykke (jvf RA. 60528; núer vel, ef hann kveðr já við Gul. 5727):nú fær leysingi leysingju ok er annarsskapdróttins já til, en annars eigi Gul.6310; nema já sé landsdróttins til Frost.14, 32; með já ok handarbandi jevn-ligen i Breve; ogsaa i Plur. með jámok handsölum Dn. II, 1018. - Bemærk-ninger af E. Lidén om denne Partikelfindes i Arkiv III, 235 fg

Part of speech: Interjection

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᛆ
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.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.