Urga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Urga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 urga

1. u, f. [provinc. Norse urve], a strap, rope’s end; ef urgur eru í fjósum, Jb. 320; þegar drengrinn vildi festa á sig mannbroddana, sagði hann, ‘nú er týnd urgan mín,’ … eg spurði hann hvort þessar ólar bæði útan og innan fótar héti urgur, hann kvað já við því, Pál Vidalín in Skýr. 591.

2 urga

2. að, to gnash; urga tönnum, to gnash with the teeth, Fas. i. 425; urga saman kömbum (of carding combs).

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
provinc.
provincial.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

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