Þægja

Meaning of Old Norse word "þægja"

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

Old Norse word þægja can mean:þægja

þægja

ð, [þiggja, þág], to make acceptable, to gratify a person; þægja e-m í, to give a small gratification to a person: pass., svá helgask ok þægjask öll góðverk í ást, become acceptable, Hom. 96.

þægja

II. [perh. a different word, akin to þykkr = a thwack], to push roughly, shove; Þorsteinn hleypr upp, ok heldr Máfi, ok þægir honum í bekkinn, and pushes him roughly to the bench, Sturl. i. 13; cf nokkut væri konunginum eðr erkibiskupinum þægt í hans meðferðum, if they should take any exception to their pleadings, Bs. i. 771; ok er þá nokkut (nökkurum?) þægt í várri vörn, then some will get hard blows, Fbr. 54: þægja at e-m, to tease or offend; anzar drottning Úlfar görir þú að oss þægja, enginn bað þig orð til hnegja, íllr þræll þú máttir þegja, Úlf. 4. 45.

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