Agi
Fornnordisk Ordbok - agi
Betydelsen av det fornnordiska ordet "agi"
Enligt Cleasby & Vigfussons fornnordisk-engelska ordbok:
Fornnordiskt ord agi kan betyda:agi
- agi
- a, m. [A. S. oga; Dan. ave; Engl. awe: cp. Ulf. agis, n., and perh. άγοϛ or αγοϛ]
- agi
- I. gener. awe, terror; þá skelfr jörð öll í aga miklum, then all the earth quakes in great awe, Hom. 100; agi ok ótti, awe and terror, FmS. vi. 442.
- agi
- β. metaph. turbulence, uproar, disorder, esp. in the phrase, agi ok úfriðr, uproar and war, FmS. ii. 241, vi. 298, 430.
- agi
- γ. awe, respect; var eigi sá annarr konungr, er mönnum stæði af jafnmikill agi af fyrir vizku sakir, there was not another king who inspired his men with so much awe for his wits’ sake, FmS. x. 406; Guðs a., fear of God, SkS. 354, 667. δ. discipline, constraint, now freq. in this sense; í æskunni meðan hann er undir aga, SkS. 26.
- agi
- II. moisture, wet, now freq., cp. vatnsagi. Also a verb aga, að, to chastise, is now freq.
- agi
- COMPDS: agasamligr, agasamr.
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Förkortningar som används:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- perh.
- perhaps.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- gener.
- generally.
- esp.
- especially.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
Verk & författare citerade:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)