EKJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

EKJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 EKJA

u, f. [aka], a carting, carrying in a cart; tóku þá sumir til ekju, en sumir hlóðu heyinu, Eb. 260; cp. Swed. åska, vide áss [p. 46].

2 EKJA

COMPD: ekjuvegr.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᚴᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
p.
page.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
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