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þægr

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2 definitions

1 þægr

adj. acceptable, agreeable; fórnir þægjar goðum várum, 623. 12; Guði þægr, acceptable to God, 655 x. 2, and passim.

2 þægr

2. gentle, obedient, willing, of a child; hann er þægr, þægt barn, and ó-þægr, refractory, unwilling.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

þægr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
ch
chapter.
m.
masculine.