Ekja
Old Norse Dictionary - ekja
Meaning of Old Norse word "ekja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ekja can mean:ekja
- ekja
- u, f. [aka], a carting, carrying in a cart; tóku þá sumir til ekju, en sumir hlóðu heyinu, Eb. 260; cp. Swed. åska, vide áss [p. 46].
- ekja
- COMPD: ekjuvegr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)