Engja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Engja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 engja

1. ð, [Gr. αγχω; Lat. ango; Germ. engen], to press tight, compress; engdr (vexed) með ufriði, Str.: with dat., hón engvir honum (makes him anxious, vexes him), ok angrar, id.: the mod. phrase, engja sig (or engjask), Swed. wrida sig, = to writhe with pain, chiefly used of a worm.

2 engja

2. u, f. and enging, f. [Germ. enge], narrowness (rare): medic., garn-engja, constriction of the bowels.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᚾᚴᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
dat.: dative.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
Gr.: Greek.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
medic.: medicinally.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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