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þægð

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2 definitions

1 þægð

f. [þiggja, þágu], an acceptable thing, pleasure; leggja þægð ok fýsi til e-s, 655 xxvii. 11; mér er engin þægð í því, I do not want it, don’t do it to oblige me; or göra e-m e-t til þægðar, to do a thing to please another.

2 þægð

2. tameness, pliability, obedience.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

þægð

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "þægð" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
lit
literally.