Jaga
Old Norse Dictionary - jaga
Meaning of Old Norse word "jaga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word jaga can mean:jaga
- jaga
- að, [O. H. G. jagon; mid. H. G. jage; Germ. jagen; whence mod. Dan. jagen, pret. jog = to drive, whence to hunt, but in Icel. only in a particular sense]:—to move to and fro, e. g. as a door on its hinges.
- jaga
- 2. metaph. to harp on one string; hvat þarf ek um slíkt at jaga, Mkv.; jaga ávallt á enni sömn sök, to be harping all along on the same case, Mork. 183.
- jaga
- 3. reflex. jagast, to altercate, Lat. rixari; cp. jag.
- jaga
- II. to hunt; jaga dýr, Fas. iii. 273; in this sense however the word can hardly be said to be Icelandic.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- Germ.
- German.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mid. H. G.
- middle High German.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- pret.
- preterite.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- v.
- vide.
- cp.
- compare.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mkv.
- Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)
- Mork.
- Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)