Sarga

Old Norse Dictionary - sarga

Meaning of Old Norse word "sarga"

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

sarga
að, (sarg, n.), [prob. a corruption from saga, qs. sagra = sagla, q. v.]:—to hack with a blunt instrument; sargar, gargar sira Björn, Bjarni: metaph. to higgle and haggle, eg sargaði það út úr honum.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
prob.
probably.
qs.
quasi.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarni
Bjarni Thorarinson.
Björn
Biörn Halldórsson.
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