Megna
Old Norse Dictionary - megna
Meaning of Old Norse word "megna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word megna can mean:megna
- megna
- 1. að, [megn], to be able, have strength to do a thing: þó ek megni minna en einhverr yðar, Grett. 98; munu vér ekki megna at berjask við þá tólf, Fas. i. 422: mod. with dat., eg megna því ekki.
- megna
- II. reflex. to get strength; at hans ríki mætti megnask. to wax strong, Fms. viii. 204; hversu mjök megnaðisk ok aukaðisk Guðs réttr, x. 301; en er synir þeirra tóku at megnask, when their sons grew up to be men, Orkn. 132; eptir þetta megnaðisk sóttin, Eb. 264.
- megna
- 2. u, f. a bitter, strong taste.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚴᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)