Lægja

Old Norse Dictionary - lægja

Meaning of Old Norse word "lægja"

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

Old Norse word lægja can mean:lægja

lægja
ð, [lágr], to lower, let down; lægja segl, Fms. ii. 305; höfin lægja storma sína, Sks. 221.
lægja
II. metaph. to humble, bring down; at lægja þessa villu, Hkr. i. 102; en drap þá er móti honum vóru, eða lægði (humbled) þá annan veg, Fms. x. 192; lægja sik, to lower, humble oneself, Hom. 40, 50.
lægja
III. impers. it is lowered, sinks; nú lægir segl (acc.) þeirra, Ó. H. 182; þeir sigldu svá at lönd (acc.) lægði, they sailed so far that the land sank out of sight, Ant. Am. 271; þegar er sólina lægði, when the sun sank, Eb. 172.
lægja
2. of a storm, it abates; þá tók at lægja veðrit (acc.), Nj. 124; en er veðrit tók at mínka ok lægja brim, Eg. 99; til þess er veðr lægði, 129; en þegar um várit er sjó tók at lægja, 160.
lægja
IV. reflex. to get lower; lönd lægjask, to sink under the horizon, Orkn. (in a verse):—to sink, fall, abate, þá lægðusk þeir ok féllu niðr, Fms. x. 324, Sks. 204; af hans tilkvámu lægðisk harkit, Fms. ix. 414.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
acc.
accusative.
impers.
impersonal.
pers.
person.
n.
neuter.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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