Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hvargi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 hvargi

adv. indef. (for the particle -gi see p. 199); a clear distinction is made in the MSS. between hvargi, everywhere, and hvergi (q. v.), nowhere, (Hkr. i. 269, 278, ii. 208 in the folio Ed. are misprints):—wheresoever, with the particle er (es) or sem; hvargi sem menn verða staddir, 655 iii. 4; hvargi er hann kvángask, Grág. i. 181; hvargi er maðr drepr mann ok varðar þat skóggang, ii. 14; hvargi er menn eru staddir, 20; h. er hann tók, i. 210; h. er þú tekr land, Landn. 43, v. 1.; h. sem þeir herja, N. G. L. i. 103; h. er hann fór, Fms. xi. 40, Hkr. i. 100, 269; h. sem vér komum, Post. 645. 71; h. er þjóð heyrir, Am. 103.

2 hvargi

2. in each, every place, without the particle; sýna mér, af hverju gefit er hvargi, what is given in each place, Nj. 76; en þá hit næsta sumar gat nær hvargi (almost everywhere) ber á Íslandi, Bs. i. 135, (the MS. has hvergi erroneously, cp. the Annals of the year 1203.)

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

hvargi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv: adverb.
adv.: adverb.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
def.: definite.
f.: feminine.
indef.: indefinite.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
part: participle.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Am.: Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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