þægr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þægr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 þægr

adj. acceptable, agreeable; fórnir þægjar goðum várum, 623. 12; Guði þægr, acceptable to God, 655 x. 2, and passim.

2 þægr

2. gentle, obedient, willing, of a child; hann er þægr, þægt barn, and ó-þægr, refractory, unwilling.

Runic Inscription

þᛅᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
ch
chapter.
m.
masculine.

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