Plægja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Plægja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 plægja

ð, to plough, Stj. 76, Edda 149 (pref.)

2 plægja

2. metaph. to gain; hvat mun ek mér í plægja? Bret. 91; ræðr hann þat fyrir þeim hversu mikit í plægðisk, Bs. i.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛚᛅᚴᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
pref.
preface.

Works & Authors

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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