Á-girni
Old Norse Dictionary - á-girni
Meaning of Old Norse word "á-girni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word á-girni can mean:á-girni
- á-girni
- f.; used as neut., Mar. 91, O. H. L. 22:
- á-girni
- α. = agirnd, ambition; mikit á., great ambition, O. H. L. 1. c., Sks. 343.
- á-girni
- β. cupidity; a. manna lofs, Hom. 83; á. áts ok drykkju, 53; fjur, 25, 623. 20; á. fjár ok metnadar, Edda (pref.) 144, 145.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᚴᛁᚱᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- neut.
- neuter.
- m.
- masculine.
- pref.
- preface.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- O. H. L.
- Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)