JAGA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

JAGA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 JAGA

að, [O. H. G. jagon; mid. H. G. jage; Germ. jagen; whence mod. Dan. jagen, pret. jog = to drive, whence to hunt, but in Icel. only in a particular sense]:—to move to and fro, e. g. as a door on its hinges.

2 JAGA

2. metaph. to harp on one string; hvat þarf ek um slíkt at jaga, Mkv.; jaga ávallt á enni sömn sök, to be harping all along on the same case, Mork. 183.

3 JAGA

3. reflex. jagast, to altercate, Lat. rixari; cp. jag.

4 JAGA

II. to hunt; jaga dýr, Fas. iii. 273; in this sense however the word can hardly be said to be Icelandic.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛅᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mid. H. G.: Middle High German.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
part: participle.
pret.: preterite.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Mkv.: Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)
Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)

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