Fægja
Old Norse Dictionary - fægja
Meaning of Old Norse word "fægja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fægja
- ð, [Germ. fegen], to cleanse, polish, Sks. 43, 234, Fms. viii. 416: medic., fægja sár, to cleanse a wound, Rd. 283, Glúm. 383, Fbr. 209; eldr var á gólfi ok velgdi hón vatn til at fægja sár, Ó. H. 222, Hom. 70.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)