Gígja
Diccionario de Nórdico Antiguo - gígja
Significado de la palabra en nórdico antiguo "gígja"
Según el diccionario inglés de nórdico antiguo de Cleasby & Vigfusson:
- gígja
- u, f. [Germ. geige; mid. H. G. gîge; old Fr. gigue; and to jig in Scot. means to play the fiddle, while in Engl. a jig is a lively dance]:—a fiddle, Stj. 181, Hkr. ii. 136, cp. Yngl. S. ch. 25, FmS. vii. 97 (in a verse); this instrument was known at an early age, as a lawyer in Icel. in the first part of the 10th century was called gígja, prob. because of his eloquent pleading or his clear voice, Nj., Landn.
Posible inscripción rúnica en futhark joven:ᚴᛁᚴᛁᛅ
Las runas del futhark joven se utilizaron desde el siglo VIII hasta el XII en Escandinavia y sus asentamientos en el extranjero
Entradas similares:
Abreviaciones utilizadas:
- ch.
- chapter.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mid. H. G.
- middle High German.
- n.
- neuter.
- prob.
- probably.
- S.
- Saga.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
Obras & Autores citados:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Yngl. S.
- Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)