Hægja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hægja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hægja

ð, to abate, with dat.; hægja rás sinni, to slacken one’s course, Landn. 251, passim.

2 hægja

2. metaph. to relieve; h. válaði sitt (sínu), 655 iii. 1: to seek relief for one, of a sick person, var þeim hægt í öllu sem mátti, Fms. xi. 290.

3 hægja

II. impers., of a storm or high sea, to abate; veðrið hægir, það er farið að hægja; as also,

4 hægja

III. reflex. to abate; sjór tók at hægjask, Fms. x. 150: to get smoother, kann vera at hægisk ráðit, Band. 8; er Guð vill láta nokkurn veg hægjask um hans mál, Fms. viii. 19: impers., eptir allt þetta hægisk Fróða lítið, F. became more at ease, Fas. i. 5.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛅᚴᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

dat.
dative.
Fr
French in etymologies.
impers
impersonal.
impers.
impersonal.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.
pers.
person, personal.
reflex
reflexive.
reflex.
reflexive.

Works & Authors

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)

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