Hegja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hegja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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

ᚼᛁᚴᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
prob
probable, probably.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Merl.
Merlinus Spa. (A. III.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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