Auðga

Old Norse Dictionary - auðga

Meaning of Old Norse word "auðga"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

auðga
að, [Ulf. auþagjan = μακαρίζειν; A. S. eâðigjan = beatum facere], to enrich, BS. i. 320, Stj. 68; reflex., hafði Noregr mikit auðgast, N. had grown very wealthy, FmS. vi. 448:—to make happy, er alla elskar ok auðgar, i. 281, Th. 77.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚢᚦᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
f.
feminine.
reflex.
retlexive.
S.
Saga.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
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