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.
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