Definitions
Definitions
1 hegja
u, f. [from hagr], fate, condition, Ód. 20, Rekst. 23, Merl. 2. 20, as also Orkn. 188, v. l., where the probable reading is emk hegju jarla trauðr at segja, I am unwilling to tell the earl’s fate.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
hegja
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "hegja" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).