Riga

Old Norwegian Dictionary - riga

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "riga" in Norwegian.

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

riga: riga, v. (að) 1) bevæge (e-u); er þeir vilduhrœra honum, þá féngu þeir hvargirigat honum Eb. 63 (1155); riga þúþér á fœtr, ragr ok blauðr! ok tak þúsverðit aptr af mér, ef þú þórir Fld.II, 36920. 2) intr. = rigast; Hrafn sagði,at hann léti eigi vinna þat, er meira lávið, en riga at slíku (dvs. give sig ifærd med saadant?) Vem. 136.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛁᚵᛆ
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:

intr.: Intransitiv.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.