Agi
Old Norse Dictionary - agi
Meaning of Old Norse word "agi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word agi can mean: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.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- 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.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)