Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Engja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 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.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

engja

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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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