Tægja
Old Norse Dictionary - tægja
Meaning of Old Norse word "tægja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word tægja can mean:tægja
- tægja
- 1. pres. tæ, pret. táði, part. táð; [akin to tog, teygja]:—prop. to ‘stretch out;’ tægja ull, to pick or teaze the wool before it is spun and carded; ullar-reitur eg um kveldið táði, Hallgr.
- tægja
- 2. u, f. a fibre; see taug.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- part.
- participle.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- pres.
- present.
- pret.
- preterite.
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hallgr.
- Hallgrímr Pétrsson.